BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's basketball team rallied from a 23-point deficit with 17:50 remaining to stun Hamilton, 81-74, in overtime on Saturday at Morrell Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears pick up a huge NESCAC win and improve to 8-14 (3-6 NESCAC) while the Continentals fall to 14-8 (2-6 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

• The game was all Hamilton in the opening half as the Polar Bears were ice cold, shooting just 28% from the field and committing 15 turnovers.
• The Continentals took advantage, led by ten early points from Eric Anderson, and carried a 37-22 advantage into the break.
• Hamilton came out firing in the second half, as a 10-2 run, sparked by a three-pointer from Sayo Denloye, gave the visitors a commanding 47-24 lead with 17:50 remaining in the contest.
• Still down 20 with 15 minutes on the clock, Bowdoin began chipping away, rolling off a 13-2 run to cut the lead to nine points, 53-44, following a Jack Shea layup with 9:30 to go.
• Hamilton momentarily stemmed the tide, pushing the lead back to double-digits on a Vince Conn trifecta with 9:23 on the clock and still holding a ten-point lead, 56-46, with 8:12 remaining.
• Four straight points from David Reynolds and a pair of buckets from Sam Grad sparked a 12-2 Polar Bear run, however, and a running lay-in by Taiga Kagitomi tied the game at 58-58 with 2:25 left in regulation.
• Hamilton replied with a three-point play from Kena Gilmour, but Bowdoin rolled off six straight points, including an hoop-and-harm by David Reynolds to hold a 64-61 edge with 25 ticks remaining.
• Hamilton's Eric Anderson coolly  nailed a three-pointer from the wing with 20 seconds left, and Bowdoin couldn't find the game-winner as the contest headed to overtime.
• It was all Bowdoin in overtime as the hosts scored the first five points of the extra session to gain a 69-64 lead. Hamilton closed the gap to 69-66 on a Gilmour basket, but Reynolds replied with a three-pointer to make it a six-point game, 72-66, with under two to play.
• It was never a one-possession game after that as the Polar Bears connected on seven free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

By The Numbers

• On Senior Day at Morrell Gymnasium, David Reynolds scored a career-high 33 points for Bowdoin, including 22 in the second half and overtime, to go with eight rebounds.
• Sam Grad posted a double-double with 11 points and 12 caroms while Jack Shea pitched in a huge 13-point, eight-rebound effort off the bench for the Polar Bears.
• Gilmour ended with 20 points and nine rebounds for Hamilton, who also got 16 points from Eric Anderson.
• Bowdoin shot 55% in the second half and outscored Hamilton 57-27 over the final 22:50 of the game.

Up Next

• Bowdoin returns to action on Wednesday night at Anna Maria at 7:30 p.m.
• Hamilton will return home to face Conn. College on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.