SELINSGROVE, Pa. - Jamison Lynam,
Joshua Okocha,
Dominic Vazquez,
Corey Attivo, and
Josh Parks all finished in double-figures for scoring to lead the Arcadia University men's basketball team to a 79-76 overtime win at Susquehanna in non-conference play on Saturday afternoon, the Knights second-consecutive overtime road victory.
FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 5-6 with the win.
-Susquehanna fell to 5-6.
ARCADIA 79, SUSQUEHANNA 76 (OT)
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Susquehanna jumped out to a 4-0 lead through the first two minutes before a Lynam triple got Arcadia on the board.
-The Knights trailed 13-11 before an 8-0 run put Arcadia on top 19-13.
-The Knights held a 25-15 lead with 7:14 until halftime, leading 34-29 going into the break.
-The River Hawks began the second half on a 7-2 run, knotting the score at 36 with two minutes passed.
-Tied at 38, a 9-2 run put Arcadia ahead 47-40 with 13:57 remaining.
-Susquehanna battled back to take a 58-56 lead but a 10-2 run gave the Knights a 66-60 advantage with 3:33 on the clock.
-The River Hawks tied the game with 90 seconds left but neither team was able to score the rest of the way.
-Tied at 68 with over one minute gone by in overtime, an old-fashioned three-point play gave Arcadia a 71-68 lead, with the run getting the Knights to a 73-68 tally as the team never surrendered the lead the rest of the way.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Lyname (20) / Okocha (13) / Vazquez (11) / Attivo (11)
Rebounds: Attivo (10) /
Amyr Walker (5)
Assists: Lynam (6) / Vazquez (5) / Okocha (2)
Steals: Lynam (2) / Vazquez (2)
UP NEXT
-Arcadia returns to action on Wednesday when the open Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play against DeSales with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 p.m. inside Alumni Gynmasium.