Gamecenter: UC Davis 67, Dartmouth 70

1st 2nd Final
UC Davis (4-4) 30 37 67
Dartmouth (4-4) 32 38 70
Leede Arena – Hanover, NH Boxscore
Keys to the Game
Key sequence With Dartmouth leading 54-51 and just under six minutes remaining, the Big Green went 6-for-6 from the floor over its next seven possessions with John Ball and Alex Barnett each scoring twice to help Dartmouth maintain the lead, 66-64, inside the final minute. The Big Green’s only empty possessions of the sequence came on a missed free throw and a shot-clock violation.
Key sign it was over With his team leading 68-67, DeVon Mosley stepped to the line and swished two free throws for a three-point lead with 3.9 seconds remaining. UC Davis inbounded and Mark Payne rushed the ball up the left side fast enough to get a good look at the basket midway between the halfcourt line and the 3-point stripe. His shot looked good but caromed off the rim to allow Dartmouth to escape with the win.
Key performance Ball — who missed three games with injury and saw minimal time Saturday against Stony Brook — made 6 of 8 shots from the field while scoring 13 points and grabbing six rebounds in 27 eventful minutes.
Key statistic Outrebounded against Stony Brook, 42-23, Dartmouth had a 33-20 advantage off the glass against the Aggies and a 9-5 lead in offensive boards.
Notes

– Mosley joined Ball with 13 points, while Barnett had 12 and seven rebounds, while tying his career high with four assists and no turnovers.

– Mosley was 4-for-4 from the line and now is now shooting 25-for-27 (92.6 percent) from the line.

– Dartmouth’s 15 assists are the second-most the Big Green has had this season behind only the 20 it had against VMI.

– The Big Green had 13 turnovers and is now 3-0 when it has more assists than turnovers.

– Junior forward Jarrett Mathis, who hadn’t played since incurring a knee injury five games into the 2006-07 season, made his first appearance of the year for the Big Green. He had two points and two rebounds in 10 minutes.

– Kurt Graeber got his first start and scored six of the Big Green’s first eight points. He finished with eight points,
— one shy of his career high — and had two dunks.

– A snowstorm was partly responsible for the attendance of 503.

– Dartmouth now is off until Saturday, December 15, when it plays in-state Division III Daniel Webster College.

Bruce Wood

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