NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team pulled away from Connecticut College in overtime to secure a thrilling 73-70 road victory on Thursday evening in non-conference play in nearby New London, Conn. 

Albertus had three players - Terry Dawkins (Bronx, N.Y.), Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.), and Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.) - finish in double-figures, while Dawkins and Washington recorded a pair of double-doubles.

THE BASICS
Final: Albertus Magnus 73 | Conn. College 70 (OT)
Records: Albertus Magnus (9-7) | Conn. College (12-6) 
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Albertus and Conn. College battled through three ties over the first three minutes of play until back-to-back baskets from Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.) and Malcolm Duncanson (West Haven, Conn.) gave the Falcons a four-point advantage, 10-6, heading into a Camel timeout with 15:17 on the clock.
• Albertus began picking up steam as a pair of free throws from Washington ignited a 10-4 run that put the Falcons ahead by 10, 20-10, and forced Conn. College to call its second timeout of the game at the 10:10 mark. 
• Out of the short break, the Camels put together a quick 4-0 spurt to cut the deficit to six, 20-14, before a made jumper from Saikwon Williams (Norwalk, Conn.) got the Falcons back on track, 22-14.
• The Camels continued to rally as the hosts went on a 6-2 run over the next few minutes to cut the deficit to six, 26-20. 
• A three-pointer from Tazhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.) and a jumper from Dawkins extended the Falcons' lead back up to double-digits, 31-20, with 3:12 left in the first.
• The teams traded baskets to finish out the half, with Washington and Dawkins combining to score four points for the blue-and-white and giving the Falcons a 35-26 lead at the halftime break.     
• Conn. College started the second half with the hot hand as an 8-2 run brought the hosts to within three, 37-34, just two and a half minutes in. 
• Daniels got the hosts on the board as the freshman point guard hit back-to-back three-pointers to boost the Falcons' advantage to seven, 43-36, with 16:50 left on the clock. 
• Shortly after, Conn. College came storming back, tying the game, 47-47, at the 12:17 mark following an 11-4 run that forced Coach Oliver to call a timeout to regroup his Falcons.
• The next two minutes of play saw the Falcons and Camels trade baskets until a pair of free throws from Cam Schainfeld gave the hosts its first lead since the first half, 51-50. 
• The offensive tug of war continued as the teams battled for the lead heading into the final five minutes of play. 
• Trailing by one, 58-57, Albertus' Crawford went on a run of his own, scoring five unanswered points to give the visitors the four-point edge, 62-58, with 4:19 left to play.
• AMC countered Jarron Flynn's made basket at 4:08 with an 8-0 spurt, sparked by Washington, to go up three possessions, 68-60. 
• The final two minutes saw Conn. College rally back with an 8-0 run to tie the game at 68-68 and force an overtime period. 
• Albertus' first basket of overtime came at the 3:33 mark following a jump shot from Bonilla, giving the Falcons the early overtime lead, 70-68. 
• A made free throw from Jeyson Slade (Stamford, Conn.) extended the blue-and-white advantage to three, 71-68, with 2:26 left in overtime before a Camels' lay-up cut the deficit to one, 71-70. 
• The teams played tight defense until the 13-second mark when a Conn. College foul sent Bonilla to the charity stripe. The Falcons' guard quickly drained both free throws to push the AMC lead to 73-70. 
• The Camels could not hit the game-tying three at the buzzer, and the game ended in a hard-fought 73-70 overtime win for the Falcons. 

TEAM STATS
Albertus: 42.4% FG | 38.5% 3PT | 52.2% FT
Conn. College: 43.1% FG | 19.0% 3PT | 76.9% FT 

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

Albertus:
Terry Dawkins - 15 points (6-15 FG, 3-7 FT) | 10 rebounds | 4 assists | 1 steal  
Justice Washington - 14 points (6-11 FG, 2-2 FT) | 14 rebounds | 2 blocks  
Kevin Crawford - 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-7 FT) | 7 rebounds | 2 assists | 2 steals  

Conn. College:
Jarron Flynn - 18 points (8-11 FG, 1-1 3PT, 1-2 FT) | 7 rebounds | 3 assists | 2 steals | 1 block.  
David Murray - 16 points (7-14 FG, 2-3 FT) | 6 rebounds | 3 assists | 1 steal | 1 block  
Cam Schainfeld - 15 points (5-11 FG, 1-3 3PT, 4-4 FT) | 1 rebound | 2 assists | 1 steal   

NOTEWORTHY

• This is the 14th all-time meeting between the Falcons and Camels. 
• The Falcons are now 5-9 all-time against the Camels following tonight's victory. 
• AMC's last win against Connecticut College came at "The Nest" in a 76-69 battle during the 1994-95 season. 
• With the Falcons' triumph tonight, head coach Mitch Oliver is one win shy of hitting the 300-win mark. 
• Dawkins and Washington each tallied their fifth double-doubles of the season in tonight's contest. 
• Crawford recorded 10+ points for the second straight game with an 11-point performance. 
• The Falcons recorded 50 total rebounds in back-to-back games.
• This game saw eight ties and seven lead changes. 

UP NEXT

The men's basketball team resumes Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play on Sunday, Jan. 22, with a home tilt against the Bulldogs of Dean College. Tip-off is set for 1 pm in New Haven, Conn.