Matthew Dogan
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Senior Matthew Dogan's third double-double of the season included a career-high 31 points and 10 rebounds.
73
Seton Hill SHU-M 6-6, 3-5 PSAC
83
Winner Gannon University GAN-M 7-5, 5-3 PSAC
Seton Hill SHU-M
6-6, 3-5 PSAC
73
Final
83
Gannon University GAN-M
7-5, 5-3 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Seton Hill SHU-M 19 42 8 4 73
Gannon University GAN-M 34 27 8 14 83

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Men's Basketball Team Wins Double-Overtime Thriller Against Seton Hill Behind Dogan's Career-High 31 Points (Video)



THE RUNDOWN
  • Score: at Gannon 83, Seton Hill 73 (2 ot)
  • Records: Gannon (7-5, 5-3 PSAC), Seton Hill (6-6, 3-5 PSAC)
  • Location: Erie, Pa. - Hammermill Center (Gary Miller Court)
  • The Short Story: For the second consecutive game, the Gannon men's basketball team was unable to hold onto a double-double second-half lead, but again persevered to post a thrilling 83-73 double-overtime victory against Seton Hill Friday night at the Hammermill Center. Senior Matthew Dogan (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex)'s third double-double with a career-high 31 points highlighted the win.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon appeared ready to run away with the game early, scoring the first 12 points during the opening seven minutes and 50 seconds. Dogan netted half of the points with sophomore Evan Phoenix (Stevensville, Md./Calvert Hall) producing four points.
  • Seton Hill finally scored when Noah Davis hit a jumper with 8:17 expired in the contest. The Gannon defense held the Griffins to 0-of-11 shooting with three turnovers during the scoreless drought.
  • Back-to-back lay-ups from Dogan and freshman Jimmy Berger (Medina, Ohio/Saint Ignatius) pushed the Gannon advantage to 24-9 with 4:13 left in the first half.
  • The Golden Knights assumed their biggest lead of the evening at 34-15 following a Dogan three-pointer at the 1:57 mark.
  • The home squad eventually settled for a 34-19 edge at the intermission.
  • Gannon doubled Seton Hill 38-19 on Phoenix's dunk 35 seconds into the second half, before the visitors started to chip away.
  • Five quick Seton Hill points cut the deficit to 41-27. The Griffins drew within 47-44 after a 17-2 blitz moments later, capped by Trevor Lecuona's triple with 9:27 remaining. Seton Hill went 4-of-5 from behind the arc during the rally.
  • Gannon answered with a three-pointer from junior Zay Jackson (Queens, N.Y./Westside) and then held a 52-45 edge after junior Gerrell Williams (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview)' lay-up at the 7:56 mark.
  • Seton Hill counterpunched with a 10-2 run that gave the visitors their first lead of the contest on Nathan Davis' jumper with 3:52 to play.
  • The final 3:13 of regulation featured four ties. Seton Hill gained a 61-59 lead on Nathan Davis' jumper at the 1:38 mark, before Phoenix's lay-up with 27 seconds remaining tied the contest. Noah Davis missed a potential game-winning three-pointer as time ran down to necessitate an extra session.
  • The fans saw three ties during the first overtime period. A Dogan jumper gave Gannon a 69-66 lead. Seton Hill missed an initial potential game-tying three-pointer, but kicked an offensive rebound out to Nathan Davis who drained a three-pointer to forge the game's seventh tie with nine seconds remaining.
  • The Golden Knights then dominated the second overtime, out-scoring the Griffins 14-4. Dogan scored the first six points of the period with three free throws and an old-fashion three-point play.
  • Seton Hill countered with its own lay-up and free throw to cut the deficit to 75-72.
  • Berger answered with a lay-up, before the Golden Knights iced the victory with a perfect 6-of-6 showing from the line during the final 50 seconds.

GAME NOTES
  • Dogan led all scorers with his third double-double of the season, producing a career-high 31 points and 10 rebounds. He scored 12 of the 31 points in overtime. Dogan also finished with four assists and no turnovers in 48 minutes of action.
  • Phoenix added his second double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
  • Berger chipped in 13 points, eight assists and five rebounds.
  • Jackson rounded out Gannon's group of double-digit scorers with 10 points and four rebounds.
  • Gannon shot 36.1 percent (30-83) from the field, 24 percent (6-25) from three-point range and 73.9 percent (17-23) from the free throw line.
  • Nathan Davis and Noah Davis topped the Seton Hill charts with 21 and 14 points, respectively.
  • Spencer Casson added six points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks. 
  • Seton Hill shot 35.9 percent (23-64) from the floor, including a red-hot 54.2-percent (13-24) effort during the second-half comeback. The Griffins shot 33.3 percent (8-24) from behind the arc and 76 percent (19-25) from the charity stripe.
  • The game featured seven ties and two lead changes.
  • Gannon produced a 48-24 scoring edge in the paint.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon and Seton Hill played a double-overtime game at the Hammermill Center for the second time. The Griffins posted a 103-100 double-overtime victory during the 2011 Porreco Cup finals when Oliver McGlade's half-court heave as the horn sounded hit nothing but net.
  • The Golden Knights improved to 7-1 this season when reaching the 70-point plateau and 56-4 all-time under head coach John T. Reilly when scoring at least 80 points.
  • Gannon won its third consecutive overtime game while improving to 14-9 all-time in overtime games under Reilly.
  • The Golden Knights were coming off an overtime victory against California (Pa.) Tuesday night. It represented the program's first back-to-back overtime games since December 3-4, 2011 at Millersville and West Chester. It was Gannon's first back-to-back overtime games at home since December 30, 1989 and January 6, 1990 against Millersville and Pace.
  • Gannon improved to 40-15 all-time in overtime games at the Hammermill Center.
  • Dogan became the first Golden Knight to reach the 30-point plateau since Jean Yves Toupane (Dakar, Senegal/Lee (Maine) Academy) had 32 points during a double-overtime game at Edinboro on December 16, 2015.
  • Gannon had a pair of players with double-doubles in the same game for the second time this season.
  • Jackson played all 50 minutes without a breather while Dogan and Berger logged 48 minutes each.
  • Gannon's 83 field goal attempts were its most since equaling that total during a 125-50 home victory against Penn State Greater Allegheny on November 17, 2007.
  • The Golden Knights' 25 three-point attempts were their most since taking 29 against Le Moyne in the Gary Miller Classic semifinals on November 28, 2014.
  • Gannon's 20 offensive rebounds were its most since having 20 against Millersville at the Hammermill Center on November 21, 2015.
  • The Golden Knights' 49 total rebounds were their most since grabbing 54 during the same Millersville contest on November 21, 2015.
  • Gannon blocked nine shots in a game for the third time this season.
  • The Golden Knights produced 11 more turnovers than it committed, representing the largest difference since having 14 and forcing 25 during a 76-45 victory against Shippensburg in the Porreco Cup championship game on December 30, 2008.
  • Seton Hill's Spencer Casson entered the game as the nation's leading shot blocker with 3.82 per game, before rejecting seven Gannon shot attempts.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon begins a two-game road swing Monday, January 9 at Pitt-Johnstown.
  • Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
  • The contest can be heard live on Jet Radio 1400 and via the 90.5 WERG online stream at www.wergfm.com.
  • Gannon leads the all-time series 18-5.
  • The two programs have split the last four encounters after the Golden Knights had won the previous six.
  • Gannon is 6-1 all-time at UPJ's Sport Center, including an 80-79 overtime victory last season.
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Players Mentioned

Jean Yves Toupane

#24 Jean Yves Toupane

G/F
6' 7"
Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
Matthew Dogan

#15 Matthew Dogan

G
6' 7"
Senior
Physician Assistant
Jimmy Berger

#21 Jimmy Berger

G
6' 2"
Freshman
Mechanical Engineering
Zay Jackson

#3 Zay Jackson

G
6' 0"
Junior
Criminal Justice
Evan Phoenix

#2 Evan Phoenix

F
6' 9"
Sophomore
Marketing
Gerrell Williams

#5 Gerrell Williams

G
6' 2"
Junior
Criminal Justice

Players Mentioned

Jean Yves Toupane

#24 Jean Yves Toupane

6' 7"
Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
G/F
Matthew Dogan

#15 Matthew Dogan

6' 7"
Senior
Physician Assistant
G
Jimmy Berger

#21 Jimmy Berger

6' 2"
Freshman
Mechanical Engineering
G
Zay Jackson

#3 Zay Jackson

6' 0"
Junior
Criminal Justice
G
Evan Phoenix

#2 Evan Phoenix

6' 9"
Sophomore
Marketing
F
Gerrell Williams

#5 Gerrell Williams

6' 2"
Junior
Criminal Justice
G