Box Score

MADISON, Wis. – Some nights a team may not be shooting well from the field and they will need to rely on other parts of their game to earn the win. The Edgewood College men's basketball team relied on their defense to bail them out of a poor shooting night against Rockford College. The Eagles needed their defense to hold off late Regent rally as they missed the game-winning shot with three seconds left to give Edgewood College the 61-60 victory.

The Eagles (12-3, 6-1 NAC) held what seemed to be a commanding 61-53 lead with 1:32 remaining, but the Regents made a comeback. Grant Olsen made a jump shot with 1:22 left to make it two possession game. Then after the Eagles missed a shot, Rockford (7-8, 4-3 NAC) scored five points in 20 seconds. Paul Hall made a jump shot and Olsen connected on a three-point basket to make it a one point game

The Eagles then missed a jump shot and a tip-in attempt, giving Rockford the ball with 12 seconds to go. Rockford found Danny Fair open on the baseline, but his shot from 15 feet out was too deep, giving the Eagles the narrow win.

In the first half, the Eagles opened up a pair of leads, only to see the Regents comeback. With the score tied at five, Ben Wisniewski sparked a 9-0 run with one of his three triples in the game. Jake Guziewski, Joe Klocek and Wisniewski all scored layups to cap the spurt to make the score 14-5 with less than 14 minutes to go in the first half.

Rockford came back and got the score to 19-18 before the Eagles went on another run. This time Edgewood College scored 11 out of the next 13 points. Michael Janusek made his only three-point basket on the run while Guziewski added a jump shot. After a Regent three-point basket, Faurote made a free throw with seven seconds left in the first half, making the halftime score 31-23.

With 11:21 left in the game, the Eagles turned a four point lead into a 10 point advantage. Janusek drilled consecutive jump shots and Dylan Rusch gave the Eagles their largest lead of the game, 49-39 when he hit a jumper with 9:56 to go. However, the Regents came right back with seven straight points to get back within three points with just more than eight minutes left.

Rockford shot 40.7 percent in the game while holding the Eagles to their lowest field goal percentage of the season, 35.2. However, Edgewood College outscored the Regents 18-8 from the free throw line and 22-12 in the paint. The Eagles also scored 20 second chance points to the Regents three.

Hall and Fair led a trio of Regents in double figures with 12 points apiece. Taylor Dixon tallied 11 points in the loss.

Wisniewski led the Eagles with 14 points while Faurote followed with 13.Faurote went 9-for-12 from the free throw line. Klocek grabbed a game and career-high eight rebounds to go along with four points while Justin Williams chipped in with nine points.

The Eagles will stay at home as they host Maranatha Baptist on Tuesday night. Edgewood College will provide both live video and live stats for the 7:00 p.m. tipoff. Both links can be found on EdgewoodCollegeEagles.com.