CLINTON, N.Y. – Taiga Kagitomi hit the game-winning shot with 12 seconds remaining to give the Bowdoin College men's basketball team a bit 59-58 win at Hamilton on Saturday afternoon. The win moves Bowdoin to 11-9 (3-6 NESCAC) while Hamilton falls to 12-10 (4-4 NESCAC).
 
Game Highlights

• In a defensive struggle, neither team could gain control as the lead was exchanged 14 times with 11 tie scores over the course of the contest.
• Hamilton carried a 32-29 lead into halftime, but Bowdoin used a quick surge out of the break to tie the contest at 33 apiece.
• With the game tied at 54 with under a minute to play, Hamilton scored the next four points to take a 58-54 edge with 20 seconds to play.
• Following a clutch three-pointer by James McGowan with 14 seconds on the clock, Hamilton immediately turned the ball over on the inbounds play, setting up Bowdoin's final possession.
• Afamdi Achufusi delivered the inbounds pass to Kagitomi, who buried a spinning lay-up with 12.4 seconds to go, giving the Polar Bears a 59-58 lead.
• Hamilton missed a pair of potential game-winning shots as Bowdoin clung to the victory.

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin shot 36% for the game but connected on 17-21 from the free throw line in the win.
• Kagitomi had 13 points, including the game-winning bucket, to lead the Polar Bears.
• Jack Shea had 12 points while Michael Simonds added ten off the bench for Bowdoin.

Up Next

• Bowdoin travels to Amherst tomorrow for a 1:00 p.m. start