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60
Gannon GAN-M 1-1
66
Winner Shepherd SHEPM 2-0
Gannon GAN-M
1-1
60
Final
66
Shepherd SHEPM
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Gannon GAN-M 33 22 5 60
Shepherd SHEPM 29 26 11 66

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Golden Knights Bounce Back To Reach OT But Fall To Shephard To Close Opening Weekend

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: Shepherd 66, Gannon 60 (OT)
  • Records: Gannon (1-1) | Shepherd (2-0)
  • Location: Butcher Athletic Center — Shepherdstown, W. Va..

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
KEY SEQUENCE
  • Locked into a tight game in overtime, Shepherd got a pair of clutch buckets from Thomas Lang, who notched layups 50 seconds apart with less than two minutes to play to take a slim one-point lead for the host Rams and turn it into five as they held on for the victory.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • A 3-pointer from Fernando Salsamendi (Curitiba-Parana, Brazil/Circulo Militar do Parana) just over three minutes into the game posted Gannon to an early 5-3 lead, and was the beginning of an 8-0 run. Jonathan Harewood (Baldwin, N.Y./St. Anthony's) converted a three-point play in between buckets from DeAnte Cisero (Chicago, Ill./Montgomery County (Ky.)) and Victor Olawoye (Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial) that bumped the Golden Knights to a 12-3 advantage by the 14:09 mark.
  • Another triple out of Salsamendi stopped a short Shepherd run. A few minutes later, a lay-in from Olawoye started a 6-0 run that was capped by a 3-pointer from Jovante Lee (Dothan, Ala./Northview) to make it 25-18 Gannon with 3:33 left in the opening half.
  • Layups two minutes apart from Cisero late in the period each pushed the Gannon lead to seven points, although a triple by the Rams made it just 33-29 at the break.
  • Shepherd tied things up for the first time in nearly 20 minutes on a jumper just 90 seconds into the second half, and completed a nine-point burst to shoot in front by five points just a minute later.
  • That Ram lead only got as large as six before two straight buckets from Lee sliced it to two. A 3-pointer from Olawoye with 11:30 left in regulation shot the Knights back in front 47-46, but Shepherd crept back in front.
  • A three-point play from the Rams' Devin Smith (Baltimore, Md./Newtown) suddenly made it 55-49 with 5:07 to go, but Lee scored on two of three trips down the court to slice it to a one-point game, and Cyril Ogbuagu (Lagos, Nigeria/Riverdale Baptist (Md.)) hit a free throw with 1:14 left to tie it up and send it to overtime.
  • Lee buried a 3-pointer on Gannon's first possession of overtime, but four total free throws over the next minute suddenly put the hosts up by one at 59-58. Kofi Mills (London, England/Martin Van Buren (N.Y.)) got the Golden Knights back to within five with 19 seconds left after the Rams' quick run, but Shepherd held on.
     
GAME NOTES
  • Lee made it back-to-back games with 20 points to begin his Gannon career, going 4-of-9 from beyond the arc to power his 20 points.
  • Mills recorded 10 rebounds, including five of the offensive variety, while Ogbuagu notched six and Harewood and Cisero hauled in five each.
  • Olawoye joined Lee in double figures in scoring. He had 11 points on the night, matching his total from Friday's victory over Wheeling Jesuit.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon gets to take nearly two weeks off before hosting the 35th Annual Gary Miller Classic Thanksgiving weekend.
  • The Golden Knights open up Friday, Nov. 23 against Fayetteville State. Michigan Tech and Alderson Broaddus will also be in attendance.
  • Live video, live stats and live audio will be available.
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Players Mentioned

Devin Smith

#4 Devin Smith

G
6' 2"
Freshman
Undeclared
Kofi Mills

#32 Kofi Mills

F
6' 8"
Senior
Communication Arts
Cyril Ogbuagu

#15 Cyril Ogbuagu

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
Business
DeAnte Cisero

#33 DeAnte Cisero

F
6' 6"
Junior
Jonathan Harewood

#1 Jonathan Harewood

G
6' 1"
Freshman
Jovante Lee

#5 Jovante Lee

G
6' 0"
Junior
Victor Olawoye

#3 Victor Olawoye

G
6' 2"
Freshman
Fernando Salsamendi

#22 Fernando Salsamendi

G
6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Devin Smith

#4 Devin Smith

6' 2"
Freshman
Undeclared
G
Kofi Mills

#32 Kofi Mills

6' 8"
Senior
Communication Arts
F
Cyril Ogbuagu

#15 Cyril Ogbuagu

6' 7"
Sophomore
Business
F
DeAnte Cisero

#33 DeAnte Cisero

6' 6"
Junior
F
Jonathan Harewood

#1 Jonathan Harewood

6' 1"
Freshman
G
Jovante Lee

#5 Jovante Lee

6' 0"
Junior
G
Victor Olawoye

#3 Victor Olawoye

6' 2"
Freshman
G
Fernando Salsamendi

#22 Fernando Salsamendi

6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
G