Roberts
Paola Nogueras
Roberts Led Ravens With 22 Points vs. Griffins
90
Winner Gwynedd Mercy GMMB 12-3, 6-2 CSAC
88
Rosemont RCMB 7-8, 5-3 CSAC
Winner
Gwynedd Mercy GMMB
12-3, 6-2 CSAC
90
Final
88
Rosemont RCMB
7-8, 5-3 CSAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gwynedd Mercy GMMB 55 35 90
Rosemont RCMB 52 36 88

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Ben Gluckman

Ravens Nipped at Game's End by Gwynedd Mercy

ROSEMONT (Alumnae Hall) – Coming into today's game, the Ravens and Gwynedd Mercy were tied for 3rd place in the CSAC with identical 5-2 conference records. In what was a close and exciting game throughout, today's game was decided in the final 30 seconds.
 
With Rosemont in front  88-85 and with only 24 seconds left in the contest, the visiting Gwynedd Mercy University Griffins outscored the Ravens 5-0 down the stretch to escape Alumnae Hall with a 90-88 win. With the result the Ravens fell to 7-8 overall (5-3 CSAC), while the Griffins moved to 12-3 (6-2 CSAC) for the year.
 
With the Ravens ahead 88-85 after a Clayton Wolfe jumper and with less than 24 seconds left on the clock, the Ravens made a stop on the first layup attempt by Gwynedd's Cedric Elleby, but fouled Elleby after an offensive rebound and put-back basket with under 12 seconds left. Elleby converted the free throw for a three-point play that tied the game for the 14th time. A controversial block on Charles Presley's layup attempt with five seconds left ended up in the hands of Gwynedd's Rip Engel, who fed Ty Jones for a bucket with 0.7 seconds left on the clock, giving Gwynedd Mercy a 90-88 lead; their first lead since they were ahead 75-73 with 7:59 left in the 2nd half.
 
The Ravens' final attempt at a score ended when the court-long inbounds pass glanced off the Alumnae Hall ceiling.
 
Although the Ravens ultimately came up short in this contest, it was an exciting game to watch from start-to-finish. Rosemont's largest lead was six points, 22-16 with 11:18 left in the first, while Gwynedd Mercy's largest lead was by only five points, 53-48 with just over a minute to play in the first half.
 
Gwynedd Mercy outscored the Ravens in points off the bench, 42-18, and the Ravens were outpointed off of turnovers, 9-6. The Griffins had an advantage in rebounds, reeling in 45 for the game, compared with 32 for the Ravens. GMU also dished 18 assists vs. 12 for the Ravens. The visitors converted all 20 shots attempted at the charity stripe in the first half.
 
Khai Roberts led the Ravens with 22 points, tying a personal best, on 6-for-11 shooting (4-for-8 from downtown). He also was credited with five blocks. Clayton Wolfe hit for 20 points on 6-for-11 shooting, while Jamier Hughes scored 13 and was strong again in the paint, grabbing 14 rebounds for his 8th double-double of the season.
 
Gwynedd's Cedric Elleby shot 9-for-16 to score 24 points to lead all players today. He grabbed 13 boards for a double-double. Arron Goodman (20), Rich Dunham (16), and Rip Engel (11) all scored in double-digits for the Griffins.
 
The Ravens next head to CSAC-leading Neumann University for a game against the Knights on Wednesday, 1/18. Tip-off of the second game of the CSAC doubleheader is scheduled for 8:00pm.
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