THE BASICS:

- Score: New Haven 80, Assumption 78

- Record: New Haven (9-7, 4-6 NE10), Assumption (3-13, 3-8 NE10)

- Location: New Haven, Conn. (Charger Gym)

The Lead: Assumption erased an eight-point deficit in the final 50 seconds of regulation and tied the game on a Marcus Murray (Washington, D.C. / John F. Kennedy) three with just seven seconds left, however, New Haven was able to take the ball the length of the court for a game-winning layup as time expired to escape with an 80-78 victory on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Down 78-72 with 30 seconds left, Damien Rance (Melbourne, Australia / Pope John XXIII) connected on a triple to pull Assumption within three and the Hounds forced a turnover ten seconds later. Then with just seven seconds left, Patrick Fleming (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. / Iona Prep) found Murray in the corner and he tied the game at 78 apiece on a three. However, Michael Bourke took the ball the length of the court for a layup over two defenders as time expired to secure the win.

- New Haven opened the game on a 10-5 run, but Assumption rallied to take a 16-14 lead on consecutive baskets by Murray with nine minutes left in the half. The Chargers responded with a run and eventually extended their lead to nine, with three minutes left in the half.

- The Hounds closed the deficit to five on a Karl Ziegler (Annandale, Va. / Annandale) jump shot with 2:21 remaining, but were outscored 5-4 over the last two minutes to trail 37-31 at the half.

- Assumption started the second half on an 11-4 run to tie the game at 42 apiece on a Ziegler three-point play. New Haven took back the lead over the next five minutes and extended it to 62-51 with 7:57 remaining.

- The Chargers stretched it to 14, 69-55, at the 4:33 mark, but a personal 11-4 run by Declan Soukup (Melbourne, Australia / Hallam Senior College) made it just a 75-69 contest with one minute left in regulation. Assumption then outscored New Haven 9-3 to it, before the last second layup.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Assumption shot 50.0 percent in the contest and went 7 of 18 from downtown while New Haven made 56.0 percent of its field goals and connected on 6 of 14 three-point field goals.

- Both teams grabbed 30 rebounds and had 40 points in the paint, while the Hounds committed just eight turnovers to 12 for the Chargers.

- Soukup led four players in double figures with 17 points, four rebounds and one steal, while Ziegler had 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Rance added 14 points, six assists and three rebounds while Murray chipped in 14 points, three assists and two rebounds.

- Kessley Felizoer posted 12 points and 12 rebounds while Mihailo Vasic scored 17 points for New Haven.

UP NEXT:

- The Hounds return to action on Tuesday at 7:30 pm when they host Concordia at 7:30 pm.

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