SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—Hobart College senior Jackson Meshanic made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Statesmen to a 77-74 Liberty League victory at Union College this afternoon.
 
Meshanic recorded his 10th double-double of the season on game-highs of 29 points and 10 rebounds. He was 12-of-18 shooting, including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. It's the second time this season that Meshanic has made five 3-pointers in a game. Classmate Patrick Walker joined him in double digits with 19 points and six boards. He was 7-of-15 shooting and went 5-of-8 at the line.
 
Meshanic made his fourth 3-pointer of the afternoon with 1:46 remaining to give the visitors a 73-67 lead. With under a minute remaining, Union's Chris Lovisolo made two shots, one from outside the arc and one from inside, to cut the Statesmen advantage to one with 13 seconds left.
 
Walker made 1-of-2 at the line with 8 seconds left to make it a 74-72 game, but the Dutchmen secured the rebound off the miss and went the length of the floor, tying the game on Brian Noone's layup setting up the dramatic finish.
 
Sophomore Pat Healy inbounded the ball and threw a perfect pass to Meshanic on a crossing route. He took two steps to get himself squared up to the basket and launched a shot on the run that banked off the backboard and dropped through the rim for the win.
 

@SportsCenter Hello, me again. This time it's @HobartHoops with the #SCTop10 worthy play. Tie game, 0.8 remaining, Pat Healy inbound pass to @MeshanicJackson, who banks it home at the buzzer!#GoStatesmen | #d3hoops pic.twitter.com/Jo2ldtSgly

— HWS Athletics (@HWSAthletics) January 14, 2023

 
Union had four players in double digits led by Lovisolo's 19 points. Noone added 16 points. Mike Manley scored 12 points, grabbed a team-high six rebounds and handed out a game-high six assists. Mike Concannon chipped in 10 points.
 
COACH'S CORNER

"Today was a back-and-forth game. I thought our bench gave us great energy and minutes. We needed some luck to be on our side to come out with the win. Pat threw a phenomenal pass and Jackson made a phenomenal catch and shot. Our team's ability to play to the final buzzer served us well today."
—Head Coach Stefan Thompson '13

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first half was tight from start to finish. Neither team led by more than two possessions with the Dutchmen taking a 30-29 lead into halftime.
• Just over three minutes into the second half, Union still led by one, but over the next six minutes, Hobart used an 18-8 run to build the largest lead of the game for either team. Six different Statesmen scored during the surge that put them up 55-46. Healy threw down a dunk and sophomore Hunter Meshanic scored six of his eight points during the run.

 
KEY STATS

• Hobart outrebounded Union 35-22, including 11-3 on the offensive glass. That resulted in a 16-7 advantage for the Statesmen in second chance points.
• The Statesmen shot 53.7% from the floor for the game, including 64.3% in the second half.
• Hobart made more free throws (12) than Union attempted (9).

 
FOR THE RECORD

• Hobart's second win in as many days improved its overall record to 8-7 and evened its conference mark at 4-4.
• Union lost its fourth in a row, slipping to 2-13 overall, 1-7 in league play.

 
UP NEXT

• Hobart will return home to Bristol Gym for a pair of Liberty League games next weekend. Hobart Basketball Alumni Weekend tips off Friday at 7:30 p.m. against Clarkson (5-9, 2-5).