DARTMOUTH, Mass. – With 14 seconds remaining in regulation, senior Abi Akanni (Fitchburg, Mass.) connected for a jumper to give the Corsairs a one-point lead, complimenting a Jon Robinson (Chatham, Mass.) 3-pointer on the prior possession to help seal overtime on Friday evening. UMass Dartmouth then embarked on 9-0 run in extra minutes to edge Trinity (Conn.) 83-76 in the first day of the 2016 Hampton Inn Classic at the Tripp Center.

The Basics

Score: UMass Dartmouth 83, Trinity 76 (OT)
Records: UMass Dartmouth (1-1) | Trinity (0-1) 

How it Happened

After a hot start that saw UMass Dartmouth jump out to as much as a 17-point lead in the first half, Trinity found its rhythm in the second stanza, outdoing the Corsairs in the paint. Bantam senior Ed Ogundeko (Brooklyn, N.Y.) registered two of his 15 second-half points to tie the game at 39 with 16 minutes remaining. Neither team would hold more than a seven-point advantage for the remainder of the half. 

Another Ogundeko bucket gave Trinity a 67-63 lead with 48 ticks left. Two possessions later, sophomore Atakan Akcam (Hoosac Falls, N.Y.) dished to Robinson off a steal, who stroked a 3-point basket with 19 seconds on the clock, putting the hosts within one. Another Bantam turnover off an in-bound put the ball in the hands of Akanni, who turned for a 15-footer and gathered the lead. Akcam blocked a Bantam layup attempt before Ogundeko was sent to the foul line with four ticks remaining, where he converted one of two chances to force extra minutes at 68-all. 

An Akcam layup capped a 9-0 run, including four points by junior Tucker Bouchard (Kingston, Mass.), midway through overtime. Despite two long-range buckets by Trinity in the final minute, Ackam again delivered with just seven seconds left, sinking both of his foul shots for the seven-point win.

Inside the Numbers

•  Robinson led five UMass Dartmouth players in double-figures with 17 points, his highest total since Jan. 13 of last season, including a game-high three 3-pointers.
•  Akcam connected for a new career-high with 14 points, shooting 4-of-8 from the field.
•  Ogundeko registered the night's only double-double, finishing with 25 points and 12 boards, shooting 10-of-14 from the field and 5-of-6 from the foul line.
•  UMass Dartmouth shot 25-of-56 from the field as a unit, including 50 percent (9-of-18) from beyond the arc to better the Bantams' 38 percent (24-of-63) on the game.
•  UMass Dartmouth has been on a hot streak as a program in overtime contests, and has now won its past five games reaching extra minutes dating back to the 2012-13 season.
•  The Corsairs snap a three-game losing streak to the Bantams, collecting the program's first victory over Trinity since 1997.

Up Next

Both teams are back in action in the second day of the Hampton Inn Classic tomorrow. Trinity meets Southern Vermont at 5 p.m., while the Corsairs host Bowdoin at 7 p.m. The Polar Bears narrowly defeated Southern Vermont earlier on Friday afternoon by a 74-71 score.