Gamecenter: Sacred Heart 71, Columbia 76

	1st	2nd	Final
Sacred Heart (2-5)	35	36	71
Columbia (5-3)	34	42	76


Levien Gym – New York, NY	Boxscore

Keys to the Game
Key sequence	Columbia was on its heels after Sacred Heart got a three-pointer, a dunk, and a layup and foul in 71 seconds to take a 42-38 lead early in the second half. But the Lions used the three-point line regain momentum, with Justin Armstrong and Niko Scott combining to hit four trifectas on Columbia’s next five possessions. A Scott jumper capped off a 14-3 Lion run that gave the Light Blue a 52-45 advantage with under 14 minutes remaining.
Key sign it was over	Leading 74-70, Mack Montgomery grabbed his own rebound with 1:16 remaining and had a chance to run more time off the clock. But Sacred Heart’s Jarrid Frye came up with a big steal, and Montgomery made the situation worse by fouling Frye, who made it a one-possession game with 1 of 2 at the line. The Pioneers got the stop they needed when Scott couldn’t connect on a jumper with 24 ticks left, but Frye was called for a charge while driving to the hoop. Patrick Foley was fouled intentionally, but the freshman missed the front end of the one-and-one, giving Sacred Heart a chance to tie. However, Foley atoned for his missed free throw by coming up with a steal at the other end with just four seconds left. The Pioneers fouled Brett Loscalzo, who hit two free throws to put the game out of reach.
Key performance	Scott tied for team high-scoring honors with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 4 of 5 from beyond the arc. The freshman got the Lion offense untracked with a pair of early three-pointers and fueled the important second-half run.
Key statistic	Columbia shot an impressive 12 of 21 from the arc, and it needed all of those three-pointers in the end. Seven different Lions connected from long range on the afternoon, including Joe Bova, who hit his first collegiate triple.

Notes

– Chauncy Hardy came off the Sacred Heart bench to lead all scorers with 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting, hitting 5 of 6 from three-point range.

– John Baumann bounced back from two consecutive poor games with 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting and nine rebounds.

– The game featured torried outside shooting for both squads, as Sacred Heart nearly matched Columbia with a 10-for-22 (45.5 percent) performance from beyond the arc.

– Going into the game, the Lions appeared to have an advantage inside, but Sacred Heart played Columbia nearly to a draw inside, with the Lions owning only a 20-18 edge in points in the paint.

– Armstrong had his best game of the season with 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists, a steal, in 25 turnover-free minutes.

– Columbia will look to improve to 5-1 at home on Tuesday, December 5, when Wagner (2-5) pays a visit to Levien Gym for a 7:00 pm ET game.

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Gamecenter: Sacred Heart 71, Columbia 76

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