Box Score BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott men's basketball team edged Roger Williams, 114-109, in double overtime on Saturday evening at MacDonald Gymnasium.
Tied 93-93 headed into the second overtime, Brown took over when it mattered most as the sophomore sharpshooter scored 16 of his 53 points in just five minutes of action. Nine of those points were also the answer to a 98-97 deficit with 4:00 to play as Brown canned a three-ball at 3:45, converted an and-one play at 2:29, and swished another trey at the 1:40 mark to give Endicott a 109-100 lead.
Roger Williams fought back with a 7-0 run to make it a one-possession contest with 30-seconds remaining (109-107), however, Brown and Rob O'Brien(Rindge, N.H.) sank five out of six free throws, respectively, to clinch the victory.
Austin Coene (Tyngsborough, Mass.) registered 38 points (12-19 FG, 3-3 3PT, 11-17 FT) to go along with six rebounds, and four assists.Nick Marini (Loudonville, N.Y.) added 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor (0-1 3PT, 8-8 FT).Conor O'Brien (Sharon, Mass.) put together a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 16 rebounds.Jaylen Jennings (Norwalk, Conn.) contributed 23 points and five rebounds.
The Hawks will host Gordon College Tuesday, January 16 to continue conference play.