NEW LONDON, N.H. – January 7, 2020 – Colby-Sawyer senior Patrick Coffey (Westford, Mass.) was fouled and hit both free throws with four seconds remaining to lift the men's basketball team to an 81-79 non-conference victory over Thomas College.

Colby-Sawyer improves to 6-5. The Chargers travel to intrastate rival New England College on Monday, Jan. 13 for a 6 p.m. tip. Thomas falls to 6-6. The Terriers will resume North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action on Friday with a 7:30 p.m. contest at NVU-Johnson.

Senior Dana Bean (Franklin, N.H.) led the Chargers with 26 points on 12-of-21 shooting and seven rebounds. Coffey finished with 20 points, six rebounds and four assists. Sophomore Terrence Harvey Jr. (Smyrna, Ga.) added a career-high 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting.

Thomas was led by senior Zach Mackinnon (Kennebunk, Maine). He poured in 26 points on 7-of-15 shooting. Junior Lovegeurson Fleurine (Fort Pierce, Fla.) posted a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore Jordan Goodson (Orlando, Fla.) filled the stat sheet with 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

Colby-Sawyer held a 41-31 lead after 20 minutes of action with 24 points coming in the paint.

Thomas came out of the break on a 10-4 run to cut into the deficit less than three minutes into the second.

The Terriers finally pulled even at 49-49 with a Justin Butler (Orlando, Fla.) jumper in the paint. The visitors kept the momentum and scored the next two buckets to lead 53-49 with 12:55 left to play.

The teams traded baskets and leads over the next several minutes with neither team having a lead greater than three until a pair of Dana Bean free throws gave Colby-Sawyer a 79-75 advantage with 1:18 showing on the clock.

Thomas then hit four free throws in the next 40 seconds to pull even at 79-79 before Coffey gave the Chargers the two-point lead with four seconds to play. The Terriers were able to get off a desperation three-pointer from 26 feet, but it went wide.

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