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Jonas Sujeta
82
Winner Muhlenberg MUHL 11-14,4-9 Centennial
81
McDaniel MCD 13-12,3-10 Centennial
Winner
Muhlenberg MUHL
11-14,4-9 Centennial
82
Final
81
McDaniel MCD
13-12,3-10 Centennial
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Muhlenberg MUHL 35 47 82
McDaniel MCD 36 45 81

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

McDaniel Falls to Muhlenberg on Buzzer-Beating Layup

WESTMINSTER, Md. - Giovanni Rubino's game-winning layup at the buzzer sealed a last-second 82-81 win for Muhlenberg over the McDaniel College men's basketball team on Senior Day inside the Gill Center Saturday.

The Green Terror (13-12, 3-10 CC) conclude the regular season with 13 wins, a two-win improvement from last season and the team's highest total since 2015-16.

Junior Jonas Sujeta led the team with 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting, making 3-of-8 three-pointers. Senior Russell Dandridge got the start on Senior Day and scored a season-best 15 points. Senior Lorin Hall scored a season-high 14 points while graduate student Chuck Contee also finished in double figures with 10 points. 

Before the game, Dandridge, Hall, Contee and senior Jeong Hwang were honored with a pregame ceremony for Senior Day. 

Both teams battled in a back-and-forth first half. The Green Terror earned their largest lead of the half at nine with 7:49 to play but the Mules (11-14, 4-9 CC) closed the gap to one with 2:51 to go.

A free throw from Hall gave McDaniel a 36-35 lead just before the half.

The Green Terror led for most of the second half but the Mules stayed within striking distance. McDaniel pushed the lead to six after four consecutive makes from the free-throw line with 6:50 to play but Muhlenberg would tie the score at 70-70 a few minutes later.

A three from Sujeta gave McDaniel the lead 80-78 with 41 seconds left, but Rubino would tie the game moments later with a jump shot.

Hall split a pair of three throws with nine seconds left to break the tie, but Rubino would travel the length of the floor and score over four defenders with no time left to win the game for the Mules.

McDaniel had the lead for much of the contest but couldn't seal the win down the stretch.

The Green Terror won the rebounding battle 29-24 but gave up 11 made threes to the Mules, who made 64.7 percent of their shots from beyond the arc, including 7-of-8 in the second half.

McDaniel made 28 trips to the free throw line and made 23, but Muhlenberg went a perfect 13-of-13 from the stripe.
 
 
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