STANDISH, Maine - The Saint Joseph's College men's basketball team rallied from a seven-point deficit with under one minute to play to stun Bowdoin, 91-88, in overtime on Friday evening.

The Polar Bears fall to 6-4 this season while the Monks move to 5-5.

Game Highlights

• Bowdoin held a seven-point lead at halftime thanks to 48.4% shooting from the field, including five three-pointers.
• The Polar Bears extended their lead to nine points early in the second half before the Monks rallied thanks to seven second-half trifectas.
• The Monks took the lead, 60-59, following a three-pointer from Darian Berry with 8:04 to play but Bowdoin rebounded behind 16 points from Jack Simonds in the second half.
• With the game tied at 68 with 2:19 remaining, Bowdoin got back-to-back three-pointers from David Reynolds to spark a key 7-0 surge that gave the visitors a 75-68 edge with just 46 seconds to play.
• The Monks didn't go away, however, and took advantage of some late Polar Bear miscues to close the gap to three points with 21 seconds left. Moments later, following a Bowdoin turnover, Berry netted a game-tying three-pointer with just 12 seconds to go to force overtime.
• Overtime was more of the same as the teams traded the lead four times in the five-minute extra session.
• Another Reynolds three-pointer gave Bowdoin a 88-87 lead with 45 seconds left by a Aaron Hall's lay-up with 14 ticks left gave the hosts the late lead and, after a missed jumper, put the game on ice with a pair of free throws.

By The Numbers

• Jack Simonds scored a career-high 35 points in the loss for Bowdoin while Reynolds added 17 points off the bench, including five three-pointers.
• Blake Gordon scored ten points while Hugh O'Neil added 12 with nine rebounds for Bowdoin.
• Saint Joseph's was paced by 21 points from Darian Berry.
• The Monks held a 44-29 edge in rebounding resulting in a key 16-2 advantage in second-chance points.

Up Next

• Bowdoin is off until Tuesday, January 3, when they travel to Bridgewater State for a 6:00 p.m. contest.