WORCESTER, Mass. —Junior forward Mason Choice (Newport,
RI) picked up a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 11
points, but the Rhode Island College men's basketball team saw
their six-game win streak come to an end in a 60-59 overtime loss
at WPI.
WPI preseason All-America Jeffrey Robinson (Granby, CT) scored all
six of his points in overtime, including the game-winner with 10.1
seconds remaining.
Trailing by three points with less than 30 seconds left in the
extra session, Robinson connected on a layup with 26.3 seconds
remaining to slice the Anchormen advantage to 59-58. After
RIC missed a pair of free throws, Robinson sunk a quick,
off-balance 12-foot jumper in the paint to give the Engineers the
lead. Rhode Island College had one last shot but a layup rimmed out
as time expired.
WPI had forced overtime with an acrobatic conventional three-point
play by Jaime Shannon (Lowell, MA) with 16.2 seconds left in
regulation. Both teams had a shot to win in the final seconds as
RIC had a layup land out of bounds with 1.0 seconds left and
Robinson's heave from just inside midcourt just rimmed out.
The second half and overtime featured six ties and eight lead
changes with neither team enjoying an advantage larger than five
points over the final 25 minutes of action.
Matt Carr (Somersworth, NH) led the way for WPI with 15 points,
nine rebounds, a career-high five blocks and a game-high four
steals. The junior was the only WPI player in double figures in
scoring.
Ricardo Bonhomme (Somerville, MA) spearheaded the WPI bench effort
with a career-best seven points. His efforts highlighted the
efforts of the WPI reserves, who outscored its RIC
counterparts 29-7 on the night.
Senior forward Carl Lee (Warwick, RI) led all scorers on the night
with 16 points. Senior guard Nick Manson (Newport, RI) tossed in 12
points, with all four of his baskets coming from behind the
three-point arc, while sophomore guard Tahrike Carter (Brooklyn,
NY) added nine points, three assists and two steals.
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will resume Little East
Conference play at UMass Boston on Saturday, Dec. 11.