LATE BASKET LIFTS DEACONS OVER COUGARS, 86-85
2-7-06
box score
 CALDWELL,
N.J. - Shelton Powell's lay-up with 1.6 seconds remaining allowed
Bloomfield College to defeat Caldwell College, 86-85 in a Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference men's basketball game Tuesday night at
the George R. Newman Center. The loss dropped the Cougars to 13-11
overall and 9-7 in the CACC, while the Deacons remained atop the
conference with a 12-4 CACC record (13-8 overall).
With the Cougars leading 84-81, Powell made a lay-up and was fouled. His
free throw tied the score at 84-84 with just under seven seconds to
play. On the inbounds pass, senior guard Kelvin Reese (Teaneck,
NJ/Teaneck) was fouled by Kareem Boswell, sending Reese to the free
throw line. Reese missed the first and made the second to put Caldwell
ahead 85-84. After calling a timeout in the frontcourt with 2.9 seconds
on the clock, Tony Wilson's inbounds pass went to Powell in the low
post. Powell scored over his defender to give the Deacons an 86-85 lead
with 1.6 seconds left. Caldwell's ensuing inbounds pass sailed over
Bloomfield's baseline, and the Deacons ran out the clock to clinch the
victory.
The Cougars led by as many as 11 in the first half, using an 11-0 run
capped by a three-pointer from senior guard Mark Kelly (Oakhurst,
NJ/Ocean Twp.) to build a 22-11 advantage midway through the half. But
the Deacons Chipped away at the deficit, eventually taking a 34-33 lead
on Boswell's lay-up at the 1:29 mark of the first half. A 12-2 spurt to
end the half gave Bloomfield a 41-35 lead at the break.
 The
Cougars quickly tied the game at 43-43 with a three-pointer and a lay-up
by sophomore forward B.J. Suchy (Ronkonkoma, NJ/Our Savior),
right, and a three from Reese. The eight points were part of a 17-3
Cougar spree that put Caldwell ahead, 52-44 with 16 minutes to play.
Again the Deacons came back and regained the lead midway through the
second half. The lead changed hands four times before another Kelly
three-pointer completed a 13-4 run that gave the Cougars an 80-74
advantage with just under three minutes to play.
A lay-up by Boswell and a three from Wilson brought Bloomfield to within
one, 80-79 with 1:15 left. Then with 33 seconds on the clock, junior
guard Jean Georges (Vauxhal, NJ/Spotswood), left, hit a 12-foot
jumper and was fouled. Georges' free throw was answered by another
basket by Wilson, who then fouled Georges on the next possession.
Georges, a 74.3 percent free throw shooter, missed both, but Wilson was
called for a charge at the other end. Sophomore forward Manny Perez
(Egg Harbor, NJ/Egg Harbor) was fouled by Boswell and made 1-of-2 from
the line to make it 84-81, setting up Powell's heroics.
Georges scored 16 of his game-high 25 points in the second half to lead
the Cougars, who made 58.6 percent of their attempts from the field
after halftime. Perez recorded 18 points and a game-high nine rebounds,
with Suchy and Kelly adding 14 and 11 points, respectively. Wilson paced
the Deacons with 21 points, while Daniel Terrell scored 19 points and
Andre Dabney had 18 in the win.
The Cougars return to the court on Thursday, Feb. 9 with a CACC game at
Post University. Game time is set for 8:00 p.m. in Waterbury, Conn.
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