Waterville, Maine – Senior tri-captain forward Corey Days (Baltimore, Md.) scored two of his 15 points on a follow-up as time expired to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to a 71-69 win over the Colby College White Mules in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men’s basketball action this afternoon at Wadsworth Gymnasium. Trinity improves to 10-4 overall and 2-0 in the NESCAC with its fourth straight win, while the White Mules drop to 4-9 overall and 0-2 in the league.
After Colby missed a pair of free throws with :19 left to play, Trinity misfired on two shots before Days finally scored on a put-back as the buzzer sounded. Trinity overcame a 35-29 halftime deficit, thanks to 10 second half points by sophomore guard John Halas (White Plains, N.Y.). The final tally of 71-69 was Trinity’s first lead of the game since it went ahead, 4-2, in the opening minutes.
Halas finished with a team-high 18 points and added five rebounds and four assists, while Days added eight boards to his 15 points, and freshman forward Tyler Rhoten (Ridgewood, N.J.) totaled 13 points, a team-high 10 rebounds, and two blocks. Sophomore guard Jesse Farrell (Minneapolis, Minn.) dished out nine assists and made three steals for the Bantams. Patrick McGowan (North Attleboro, Mass.) paced Colby with 18 points.
| Teams | 1st | 2nd | OT | Final |
| Trinity, Conn. (10-4) | 29 | 42 | -- | 71 |
| Colby (4-9) | 34 | 34 | -- | 69 |
SCORING
TC- John Halas 7-15 (2) 2-2 18, Corey Days 7-12 1-3 15, Tyler Rhoten 6-13 1-1
13, Shaun Smyth 3-4 (1) 0-0 7, Darren Baker 3-6 0-1 6, Jesse Farrell 3-4 0-0 6,
Kevin Reed 1-4 2-3 4, Aaron Goldstein 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals: 31-66 (3) 6-10 71.
C- Patrick McGowan 6-10 (3) 3-7 18, Kevin Crosman 4-13 (1) 4-5 13, Jared
Cushman 4-11 2-4 10, Michael Westbrooks 5-11 0-0 10, Nick Loukes 3-6 2-2 8, Matt
Forlizzi 3-5 0-1 6, Nick Ofiesh 1-2 0-0 2, Andrew Jenkins 1-4 0-0 2, Nate Dick
0-0 0-0 0.
Totals: 27-62 (4) 11-19 69.