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90
Winner Widener Wide 7-14,4-6 MAC Commonwealth
89
Messiah Mess 4-17,0-10 MAC Commonwealth
Winner
Widener Wide
7-14,4-6 MAC Commonwealth
90
Final
89
Messiah Mess
4-17,0-10 MAC Commonwealth
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Widener Wide 37 41 12 90
Messiah Mess 38 40 11 89

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Pride Top Messiah in Overtime Thriller at Jordan Court

CHESTER, Pa. – Widener Men's Basketball delivered an electrifying performance in a one-point overtime victory over Messiah which secured a 90-89 win.
 
The win moves the Pride to 7-14 in the regular season and 4-6 in conference play.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Jacob Aryee poured in 22 points to lead the Pride offense.
  • Jay-Nelly Reyes held five steals.
  • Widener shot 46.1% from the field and made 10 three-pointers on the night.
  • The Pride battled through 13 lead changes and secured 48 points in the paint. 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Pride opened the game with a slow started before Bright hit a tripe at 17:00. TJ Bryson sunk a triple on the next series before a back-and-forth offensive move occurred. The Falcons would hit a run before Aryee tallied his first points of the afternoon. Namisse Musonge put up a block and Emmett Kane stole the rock before Dylan Schlatter followed suit for a fastbreak layup at 12:03. Musonge saw another block minutes later while Aryee hit a triple to make the score 23-15 Falcons. Aryee continued to rain threes with back-to-back buckets. Kori Segich saw an opportunity at the line to hit a pair. With under a minute left, Segich hit a jumper in the paint to bring the game within three. Reyes' steal gave Aryee the final points at half to go down 38-37.
     
  • Bright once again opened scoring with back-to-back triples. Bryson gave the lead back to the Pride with a layup at 17:08. A lead battled emerged with numerous swings. Reyes jumped the Pride to a four-point lead with 14:01 left. Aryee pushed the score to above 60 with a layup off a Schlatter pass. A slow day from the charity stripe finally gave Segich two to begin a Pride run. Bryson, Segich, and Kane would see layups to take a 70-62 win. Bright saw back-to-back triples with under four minutes. The Falcons ended with regulation with a last seond jumper to send the game to OT.
     
  • In overtime, Bright would open with a free throw as the Pride and Falcons battled for control. Reyes would take control late with the final four points and a last second free throw to give the Pride a 90-89 win.
UP NEXT
Widener returns to the Schwartz Athletic Center on Wednesday, February 11 to face the 12-9 (8-2 MAC Commonwealth) Albright Lions. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
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