Seahawks take charge in overtime, 100-99

WENHAM, Mass. (January 18, 2020) -- Junior Cameron Collins (Oakdale, Conn.) scored a career-high 36 points including six in overtime as Salve Regina University defeated Gordon College, 100-99, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's basketball action at the Bennett Center on Saturday afternoon.

Kevin Kelly (Jr./Valhalla, N.Y.) had 22 points and nine rebounds, while Chris Peasley (So.Plainfield, Conn.) and Tyler Benjamin (Sr./Fitchburg, Mass.) had 12 and 11 points, respectively.

How It Happened

• Five minutes into the first half, the Fighting Scots took a dominating 17-2 lead. Demers netted 12 points, while Sattazahn and Crutchfield added nine each en route to a 51-33 halftime lead
• Salve Regina came out of the locker room laser focused trimming the deficit to single digits (7) for the first time since the opening minutes of the game.
• The Seahawks later took their first lead of teh game at the 9:08 mark (67-65).
• Both sides were tied up four times late in the half before the Scots went back on top at 5:50 by two (78-76).
• The Scots held the edge for the remainder of the half until battled back to force overtime after Collins tied it up at 87-all with 25 second left in regulation.
• Trailing by one with .1 seconds remaining, Demers squared up and hit a jumper to win it for the Scots, but the refs waved it off as time expires to secure the win for the Seahawks.