MEADVILLE, Pa. – Ikenna Nwadibia sank a one-handed runner with two seconds left in regulation, as Kenyon upended Allegheny, 71-69, on Saturday at the David V. Wise Center. Nwadibia led all scorers with 19 points, but his final basket of the afternoon instantly deflated a raucous home crowd while the Lords' bench erupted with joy as the final horn sounded on the key conference tilt.

Allegheny senior Devone McLeod canned a jumper on the right wing to tie the game at 69-69, but his pull-up left too much time on the clock. On Kenyon's ensuing possession, Nwadibia took the ball on the right wing, before driving to the basket, turning along the baseline and sinking the game-winning basket.

The Gators led by as many as 11 early in the second half, but surrendered 14 second-chance points in the second half. Kenyon, which went 0-of-5 from three-point range in the first half, solved Allegheny's zone defense in the second frame, knocking down 7-of-13 from deep, including five three's by Jonathan Amador.

There were 11 lead changes and nine ties in Saturday's NCAC battle, but Allegheny held the advantage for most of the second half. Coming out of the break with a 34-31 lead, the Gators' lead quickly swelled to double figures following a two-handed dunk by Chris Milon and a pair of three-point bombs off the hand of Clark Tritto.

Trailing 45-34 with 17 minutes left in regulation, the Lords orchestrated a 15-4 run over the next six minutes to level the score. The team's remained within one possession of each other until the final minute of the contest, when a three by Amador pushed the visitors in front, 69-65.  Josh Valentic converted a nice drive to the tin to slice the lead to two, while McLeod's jumper with 15 seconds to go set up the game-winning heroics for Nwadibia.

Tritto led Allegheny with 16 points and nine rebounds, while McLeod poured in 15 and a game-best six assists. Valentic and Bobby Theiss each chipped in 10 points.

The Gators shot 52.1% from the field, but were plagued by turnovers and on the glass. Kenyon scored 20 points off 14 Allegheny turnovers, while pulling down 16 offensive rebounds. Kenyon's last four field goals of the game came off second-chance opportunities.