Worcester, Mass. (January 7) -- A layup by sophomore Kamali Bey (Springfield, Mass./Wilbraham & Monson Academy) with 11.2 seconds remaining lifted the Assumption College men's basketball team to a thrilling 47-46 home win over Saint Rose on Wednesday night in Northeast-10 Conference action.

The Hounds jumped out to an early 14-6 lead over the first six minutes, capped by a thunderous alley-oop dunk by junior Terrance Bobb-Jones (Wilmington, Del./Delcastle-Voc Tech) off a pass from junior Karl Ziegler (Annandale, Va./Annandale). Assumption stretched the lead into double figures for the first time on a Ziegler baseline jumper and led by as many as 11 in the period at 24-13 following a layup by senior Jimmy Zenevitch (Methuen, Mass./Central Catholic).

Saint Rose answered with a quick 9-0 run over a span of 3:58 that was capped by a three from Jack Jones to cut the lead down to just two at 24-22. Assumption made it a six-point lead again with just 1:34 on the clock before a putback basket by Jalaun Taylor with 42 ticks left made it a 28-24 halftime score.

Assumption shot 52 percent in the half while limiting the Golden Knights to 37 percent shooting from the field and holding a 17-12 advantage on the boards.

In the second half, Saint Rose took its first lead since the opening minute and stretched it out to four at 34-30 on a pair of free throws by Chris Dorgler. After a three from the corner by Jack Jones extended the lead to 39-34 with 5:55 remaining, the Hounds countered with a three from the hands of sophomore Marcus Murray (Washington, D.C./John F. Kennedy).

The Golden Knights grabbed their biggest lead of the game with 2:27 left after two free throws from Max Weaver before the Hounds mounted the game-winning rally. Bey cut the lead down to one with a free throw for the 44-41 deficit, followed by a forced turnover with 1:55 remaining as the Hounds turned up the defensive pressure.  Assumption called timeout with 1:39 left and 19 on the shot clock and turned that into points as Bobb-Jones scored off the inbounds play to cut the lead down to just one at 44-43.

Saint Rose again made it a three-point game on a layup by Sam Eckstrom that was nearly blocked with 1:08 left, followed by a Ziegler jumper for the Hounds just 10 seconds later. With the margin sitting at just one point with under a minute left, the Hounds came out with strong defensive pressure and eventually forced a Saint Rose shot clock violation with 22.5 seconds remaining.

With the stage set for one final offensive possession, Bey converted the game-winning basket as he drove on the Golden Knight defense from the right side and laid the ball in off the glass for the one-point lead. Saint Rose was unable to get a shot off in time on the final possession as the Hounds picked up the one-point victory.

Ziegler was outstanding with his 20-point performance, along with 10 points from Bey and a game-high 10 rebounds from Bobb-Jones. For Saint Rose, Eckstrom led the team with 12 points off the bench and Jones added 10 points and eight rebounds before fouling out of the game.

Assumption forced 12 Saint Rose turnovers and held the visitors to 32.1 percent shooting from the field and just 16.7 percent from three, while the Hounds shot 43.2 percent from the field as a team.

With the win, Assumption improves to 6-7 overall and 3-5 in Northeast-10 play, while Saint Rose has now dropped five straight to fall to 5-10 overall and 3-5 in the league.

Assumption is back in action on Saturday, January 10th as the Hounds travel to the University of New Haven for a 1:30 p.m. start at Charger Gym.

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