2006-07 Kalamazoo College Men's Basketball

January 13, 2007

KALAMAZOO - The Kalamazoo College men's basketball team came up just short in a 69-68 loss to Tri-State on Saturday. Kalamazoo gained possession with just under 10 seconds left in the game and missed a running jumper in the lane and a tip-in attempt as time expired.

Kalamazoo jumped out to an early 10-4 lead, but Tri-State battled back and took a 12-point lead with 28 seconds left in the first half. Pat Clancy's three-pointer just before halftime cut Tri-State's lead to nine (40-31) at the break.

Kalamazoo came back in the second half and tied the score at 50-50 with 13:08 left in the game. Kalamazoo took its first lead of the second half (58-56) at the 8:00 mark. Tri-State took the lead for good (61-60) with 3:46 left in the game.

Kalamazoo shot 44.8 percent from the field while sinking 10-of-27 three-pointers (37%). Tri-State shot 41.5 percent and made 6-of-20 three-pointers (30%). Tri-State made 19-of-24 free throws while Kalamazoo sank just 6-of-13. Kalamazoo held a 36-31 rebounding advantage, but turned the ball over five times more than Tri-State (16-11).

Pat Clancy led Kalamazoo with 18 points, four rebounds and five assists. Mat Kellogg scored 13 points with eight rebounds. Tyler Worst and Brad Brinkman each finished with nine points.

Tony Benford led Tri-State with 23 points and seven rebounds on 7-of-17 shooting while making 8-of-8 at the free throw line.

Kalamazoo returns to action on Wednesday when the Hornets host Albion College at 8 p.m.

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