CINCINNATI - Manchester College's men's basketball team turned a 42-38 deficit into a 108-107 triple overtime win Saturday at Mount St. Joseph.
The win improves the Spartans' overall record to 15-7 and 7-3 in the HCAC.
After trailing by four at halftime, Manchester tied the game at 83 at the end of regulation. The teams were tied at 92 after the first overtime session and at 102 after two overtimes, before the Spartans outscored Mount St. Joseph 6-5 in the third overtime frame.
Senior Yul Lee led Manchester in the scoring column with 25 points. Freshmen Eric Swan added 23 points.
MANCHESTER 108, MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 107
Manchester 38 45 9 10 6 - 108
Mount St. Joseph 42 41 9 10 5 - 107
Manchester - Lee 10-14 5-7 25, Neely 6-14 4-5 17, Harris 4-7 8-9 18, Swan 7-14 6-6 23, Chaney 0-1 0-0 0, Scott 7-14 4-6 19, Timberlake 0-1 0-0 0, Haynes 2-3 0-0 4, Nash 0-1 0-0 0, Carver 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-70 27-33 108.
Mount St. Joseph - Adkins 1-3 0-0 3, Broxterman 1-3 0-0 3, Young 6-12 5-9 17, Dreyer 1-8 5-7 7, Lawrence 6-8 1-3 15, Toney 6-16 4-6 20, Bain 3-13 3-7 9, Franz 5-12 5-6 16, Payton 0-0 0-0 0, Hamilton 6-11 3-4 17. Totals 35-76 26-42 107.
Three-pointers - Manchester 7 (Swan 3, Harris 2, Neeley 1, Scott 1), Mt. St. Joseph 11 (Toney 4, Bain 3, Hamilton 2, Adkins 1, Broxterman 1). Rebounds - Manchester 38 (Swan 7), Mt. St. Joseph 38 (Bain 8). Turnovers - Manchester 24, Mt. St. Joseph 14. Fouls - Manchester 31, Mt. St. Joseph 28. Fouled out - Neely, Nash 5, Carver 5, Lawrence 5.
Taylor 74, Grace 61
Saturday in Upland
Grace College's men's basketball team fell 74-61 Saturday at Taylor University. The Lancers trailed 40-22 at halftime before closing the gap by outscoring the Trojans 39-34 in the second half. Forward Lawrence Burnett led Grace in the scoring column with 13 points. Matt Moore and Dan Scharlach added 12 points each. Shannon Brown chipped in with 11 points.
TAYLOR 74, GRACE 61
Grace 22 39 - 61
Taylor 40 34 - 74
Grace - O'Dell 2-2 0-0 4, Moore 5-8 2-2 12, Brown 5-9 1-3 11, Burnett 3-6 7-8 13, Tonagel 2-10 0-0 5, Taylor 2-6 0-2 4, Wike 0-0 0-0 0, Scharlach 6-10 0-0 12, Swanson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 10-15 61.
Taylor - T. Jones 6-12 4-7 16, Essenburg 0-0 0-0 0, Newhouse 0-1 0-0, David 8-13 2-2 21, Bickel 8-11 0-0 16, Ross 5-15 0-1 11, A. Jones 0-5 0-0 0, Lynch 2-6 0-0 4, Musters 1-2 4-4 6. Totals 30-65 6-7 74.
Three-pointers - Grace 1 (Tonagel), Taylor 8 (T. Jones 4, David 3, Ross 1). Rebounds - Grace 34 (Taylor 6), Taylor 31 (Bickel 6). Turnovers - Grace 14, Taylor 10. Fouls - Grace 11, Taylor 10. Fouled out - none.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Taylor 80, Grace 48
Saturday in Winona Lake
Grace College's women's basketball team fell to 2-10 in the Mid-Central Conference with a 80-48 loss to Taylor. The Lancers are now 5-20 overall. Taylor improves to 16-14 and 8-4 in league play. Grace found itself in a 37-21 hole at halftime and was outscored 43-27 in the second half. Tracey Mantegna led Grace with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Amilia Devros added eight points, while Amy Doron chipped in with seven points.
TAYLOR 80, GRACE 48
Taylor 37 43 - 80
Grace 21 27 - 48
Taylor - Kura 0-3 0-0 0, Chivington 1-4 4-4 6, Rubel 2-3 0-0 4, Dennison 8-12 1-1 19, Hutton 0-5 3-4 3, Noyes 6-13 0-0 15, Lightfoot 0-1 2-2 2, Carlson 5-6 0-1 10, Easterhaus 0-0 1-2 1, Turner 1-4 0-1 2, Fields 1-10 5-6 7, Haessler 3-4 2-2 8, Peak 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 28-69 19-25 80.
Grace - Devros 3-7 0-1 8, Arthur 2-8 0-0 6, Mowery 0-4 5-6 5, Doron 2-6 3-6 7, Helmuth 1-6 0-1 3, Marquis 1-3 1-1 3, Rees 2-2 0-0 6, Mantegna 5-8 0-0 10. Totals 16-44 9-15 48.
Three-pointers - Taylor 5 (Noyes 3, Dennison 2), Grace 7 (Devros 2, Arthur 2, Rees 2, Helmuth 1). Rebounds - Taylor 39 (Turner 5), Grace 37 (Mantegna 15). Turnovers - Taylor 13, Grace 35. Fouls - Taylor 17, Grace 20. Fouled out - Mowery, Doron, Mantegna.
Saturday in North Manchester
Manchester College's women's basketball team hosted and fell to HCAC rival Mount St. Joseph Saturday, 88-70. The Spartans trailed 41-28, before being outscored 47-42 in the second half. Sarah Irish led Manchester in the scoring column with 17 points. Pam Eckert chipped in with 16 points, while Trish Miller and Missy Hopped added 12 points apiece.
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 88, MANCHESTER 70
Mt. St. Joseph 41 47 - 88
Manchester 28 42 - 70
Mt. St. Joseph - Strange 5-15 0-1 11, Bemmes 1-5 2-2 4, Wiant 4-8 7-11 15, Webb 2-3 5-6 9, Brown 9-14 4-4 23, Petty 5-9 4-4 15, Beckett 0-0 0-0 0, Allgeyer 1-3 4-4 6, Weard 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 29-60 27-33 88.
Manchester - Irish 2-11 12-14 17, Miller 4-12 1-2 12, Eckert 4-8 5-5 16, Cash 3-6 1-5 7, Hoppe 4-8 4-4 12, Borror 0-0 0-0 0, Mowery 1-2 0-0 2, Spearman 1-2 0-0 2, Andrew 0-4 0-0 0, Wideman 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 20-57 23-30 70.
Three-pointers - Mt. St. Joseph 3 (Strange 1, Brown 1, Petty 1), Manchester 7 (Miller 3, Eckert 3, Irish 1). Rebounds - Mt. St. Joseph 42 (Brown 14), Manchester 31 (Eckert 7). Turnovers - Mt. St. Joseph 20, Manchester 21. Fouls - Mt. St. Joseph 24, Manchester 25. Fouled out - Bemmes, Wiant, Petty, Cash, Hoppe.