Swarthmore jumped out to an early 12-4 lead before the Devils regrouped to tie the game at 14. The Garnet stretched the lead to seven on two occasions before the end of the half. Dickinson closed the gap to 30-27 at the break.

The Garnet built the lead back to 14 and led 42-28 with 12:37 remaining in the game. Matt Dolan (Chalfont, Pa./St. Joe's Prep)converted a three-point play to cap a 14-4 run and pull the Devils with four at 46-42.

Trevor Kenny (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock South) cut the deficit to two with a lay-up at the 6:33 mark. First-year Chris Barsanti (Hummelstown, Pa./Tilton School) pulled the Devils within a basket with just 58 seconds to play.

A Jordan Martinez free throw gave the Garnet a 57-54 lead with 29 seconds on the clock. Kenny rebounded the miss on the second shot. The Devils put up two shots but the second went out of bounds to Washington.

The Devils were forced to foul and Matt Allen hit both free throws with just three seconds to play for the final of 59-54.

Will Gates and Eugene Prymak each scored 12 points to lead Swarthmore (3-11, 2-5).

Kenny led the Red Devils with a game-high 19 points, controlling five rebounds. Dolan went 7-for-7 from the free throw line, scoring 18 points and grabbing nine rebounds. Barsanti finished with 10 points and four assists.

The Red Devils slip to 0-12 on the season and 0-7 in the Centennial Conference. They travel to Johns Hopkins for a 3:00 start on Saturday.