HOBOKEN, N.J. - The Dickinson men's basketball team put four players in double-figures led by 17 from graduate student
Martin Mann to slip past the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons by a score of 80-78 in the consolation game of the Stevens Holiday Tournament at Canavan Arena.
The Dragons were out of the gates fast Daniel Derice netting five points during a 7-0 run over the opening three minutes. Mann supplied the Devils first bucket of the day at the 4:17 mark, followed by five from
Anthony Goeb and a foul shot for
Drew Haueisen to bring DC level 8-8 with five minutes gone. Oneonta responded with an 8-3 push finished off by a triple from Michael Ortale to make it 16-11. Dickinson then fought back to take the lead at 21-16 as
Andrew Gostovich buried two triples, while
Aaron Bailey took advantage of an outlet pass from Mann to knockdown a jumper in the lane. Three shots at the charity line from Derice along with two buckets by Joseph Bull brought SUNY to within one 24-23 still with five minutes left. Long-range shots by
Skyler Venezia and Mann stretched the margin to five (30-25). Venezia continued to be hot from deep as he stuck two more from beyond the arc for a ten-point cushion 38-28 with 16:58 gone. The Dragons outscored the Devs 5-1 over the remainder of the half to leave DC ahead 39-33 at half.
Dickinson pushed the advantage back to double-figures less than two minutes into the period as Gostovich hit from deep, while
Isaiah Edmond and Goeb also contributed to the scoresheet making it 45-35. The two sides traded points over the next three minutes with Edmond, Goeb, and Haueisen tallying for the Red and White to leave the score at 50-39. Oneonta responded by scoring seven of the next nine thanks to Graham Wooden and Bull trimming the gap to six at 52-46. A three-ball by
Luke Spellman, followed by a layup for Venezia bumped the advantage out across the ten-point threshold again (57-46) still 13 minutes left. Five of the next seven went the way of the Dragons with
Blessing Agbonlaho providing the lone DC bucket to leave it at 59-51. The Red and White continued to keep the opposition at bay with Bailey and Mann adding to the total to make it 65-58 at the 10:38 mark. Elijah Castillo, Bull, and Derice led a 5-0 run to cut the deficit down to just two 65-63. An "old-fashioned" three-point play and a jumper in the paint both by Mann gave the Devils a 70-65 advantage with six minutes to go. After the teams exchanged buckets free throws by Delano Knox and Wooden brought the Dragons level 73-73 with just over four minutes to go. A minute later a steal by Venezia led to a Gostovich three, before Edmond hit a pull-up after forcing a steal himself. However, five straight from Oneonta tied the score again at 78-78 with 60-seconds left. Goeb and Venezia each split a pair of free throws over the final minute to make it 80-78. The Dragons got one final look at the tie at the buzzer, but the offering from Ortale came up short.
Red Devil Leaders
Points - Mann (17), Gostovich (15), Venezia (12), Goeb (10)
Rebounds - Mann (12), Gostovich (5)
Assists -
Randy Shephard (4), Edmond (3)
Red Dragon Leaders
Points - Bull (25), Derice (16), Ortale (13), Wooden (11)
Rebounds - Bull (9), Derice and Ortale (7)
Assists - Ortale (5)
Next on the Court
Dickinson (2-8) returns to the court on Wednesday night at 8pm when the Red and White host the Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins at the Kline Center.
