Basketball Advances to Semis
Jason Acunzo
Issue date: 2/21/06 Section: Sports
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Trinity forward Tyler Rhoten '06 and guard Kino Clarke '07 led five Bantams in double-figures, as the second seed in the NESCAC Men's Basketball Championship Tournament upended the seventh-seeded Colby White Mules on Saturday. Rhoten had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Clarke finished with 18 points in the 84-81 win at Oosting Gymnasium.
Back on Jan. 27, Trinity easily defeated the hapless Mules in a 68-48 rout. On Saturday, the home team had much more difficulty in defeating Colby in the quarterfinal round of the tournament.
Tied at 31 entering the second half, Trinity built a lead of 13 points twice but was unable to put away the Mules for good. With just over 2:30 left in the game, the Bantams led 78-65 before a 16-4 Colby run pulled them within one, 82-81, with about seven seconds remaining.
Rhoten was fouled and hit both free throws, but it remained a one-possession game, 84-81. Colby missed a three point attempt and Russ Martin '08 grabbed the rebound as the buzzer sounded.
"Obviously we didn't close out this game the way we would have liked," said Martin. "It's something that every team has to work on, and we're no exception. This is the playoffs and a win is a win, but as coach told us after the game, we still need to learn from our mistakes and continue to improve every game."
Pat Martin '07 had another solid performance for his new school, finishing with 15 points and six assists. Swingmen Paul Rowe '09 and Aaron Westbrooks '09 each chipped in 12 points for the Bantams, who shot 22 for 27 (82 percent) from the line to ice the victory.
The Bantams clawed their way to the win against the feisty Mules in a game highlighted by scrambles for loose balls, batted rebounds, and broken plays. Trinity capitalized on several of those plays, as Westbrooks and Michael Hoar '07 found themselves open for easy lay-ups as the shot clock wound down.
Late in the second half, with six seconds remaining on the shot clock, Pat Martin curled to the arc from the baseline and stuck a fall away three pointer in front of the Trinity fans, bringing them to their feet.
Back on Jan. 27, Trinity easily defeated the hapless Mules in a 68-48 rout. On Saturday, the home team had much more difficulty in defeating Colby in the quarterfinal round of the tournament.
Tied at 31 entering the second half, Trinity built a lead of 13 points twice but was unable to put away the Mules for good. With just over 2:30 left in the game, the Bantams led 78-65 before a 16-4 Colby run pulled them within one, 82-81, with about seven seconds remaining.
Rhoten was fouled and hit both free throws, but it remained a one-possession game, 84-81. Colby missed a three point attempt and Russ Martin '08 grabbed the rebound as the buzzer sounded.
"Obviously we didn't close out this game the way we would have liked," said Martin. "It's something that every team has to work on, and we're no exception. This is the playoffs and a win is a win, but as coach told us after the game, we still need to learn from our mistakes and continue to improve every game."
Pat Martin '07 had another solid performance for his new school, finishing with 15 points and six assists. Swingmen Paul Rowe '09 and Aaron Westbrooks '09 each chipped in 12 points for the Bantams, who shot 22 for 27 (82 percent) from the line to ice the victory.
The Bantams clawed their way to the win against the feisty Mules in a game highlighted by scrambles for loose balls, batted rebounds, and broken plays. Trinity capitalized on several of those plays, as Westbrooks and Michael Hoar '07 found themselves open for easy lay-ups as the shot clock wound down.
Late in the second half, with six seconds remaining on the shot clock, Pat Martin curled to the arc from the baseline and stuck a fall away three pointer in front of the Trinity fans, bringing them to their feet.
