CARLISLE, Pa. – Late free throws in the final moments sealed a 56-53 road loss for the McDaniel College men's basketball team against Dickinson on Saturday afternoon.

The Green Terror (13-10, 3-8) closed out their road schedule by outscoring the Red Devils (9-14, 4-7) 36-31 in the second half, making 65 percent of their field goals and 5-of-8 three-point attempts. 

Junior Jonas Sujeta secured his sixth 20-point scoring effort of the season with a game-high 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Junior Kevin Connelly drilled a trio of three-pointers for nine points while freshman Ashen Stuart hit two threes off the bench for six points. Graduate Student Chuck Contee scored six points and tied for the team lead with four rebounds.
 
Dickinson started strong with a 7-0 run out of the gate. The Red Devils grew the lead to 13 with 6:58 to play in the first half for their largest lead of the contest. McDaniel battled back in the final minutes to cut the deficit to eight at halftime.

The Green Terror turned the momentum to start the second half, closing to within two after a Sujeta three-pointer with 17:16 on the clock. Both teams traded baskets for much of the half, with neither team taking a lead larger than eight for the final 20 minutes. A Contee layup with 3:21 left tied the game at 46-46, and moments later junior David Kearney gave McDaniel its only lead of the second half after another layup. A Dickinson layup with 1:22 pushed the Red Devils up by three, and the home team made five free throws in the final 24 seconds to fend off the Green Terror.

Free throws proved to be the difference in the game, with Dickinson making 23 of its 30 attempts from the line and making 14-of-20 in the second half. A slow start hampered the Green Terror, as McDaniel only made only 25 percent of its field goals in the first half.

The Green Terror return home to the Gill Center on Wednesday to face Gettysburg. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 pm.