NOVEMBER 30, 2005
KING'S MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO WILKES 77-76 IN OVERTIME
WILKES-BARRE -- The King's men's basketball team
was unable to make a nine-point lead with 2:37 remaining stand up as the
Monarchs dropped a 77-76 heartbreaker to cross-town rival Wilkes
University in the MAC Freedom Conference opener Wednesday in the Marts
Center.
With the loss, King's fell to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in conference play
while Wilkes improved to 3-1 and 1-0.
With King's clinging to a 66-60 lead following a pair of foul shots from
Vince Sobocinski, Wilkes answered when sophomore Chris Shovlin hit
a three-pointer to 0:35 left to bring the score to within 66-63.
After King's committed a costly turnover with 0:24 left, Shovlin buried
another long three-pointer with 0:17 left to knot the score at 66-66. King's had a chance to win the game but Jared Black's
shot at the buzzer bounced off the front of the rim.
With the game tied at 73-73 in overtime after a pair of foul shots by Vince Scalzo,
Wilkes took a 76-73 lead when Mike Constantine hit a three-pointer with
0:40 left. After a King's missed trey with 0:08 left, Shovlin was fouled
and made the second of two charity tosses to put the Colonels on top
77-73. Black would make a three-pointer for King's with 0:01 left to
close out the scoring.
Scalzo led King's with 20 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out in
overtime. Kofi Dwebeng came off the bench to net 12 points with eight
rebounds while Sobocinski added 11 points in a reserve role.
Evan Walters led Wilkes with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and seven blocks
while Shovlin followed with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting.
King's travels to Doylestown to face Delaware Valley College Saturday at
3:00 p.m.
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