Longest Game in LIU History Ends in 78-76 Loss to Mount St. Mary's |
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James Williams (DeSoto, Texas) led all scorers with 24 points, while Eugene Kotorobai (Richmond Hill, Ontario) grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds. The Mountaineers came out in the final overtime period and took the lead for good when Will Holland hit a three-pointer for a 75-72 lead. After a foul shot from Kelly Beidler and another from Holland put the Mount up five, the Blackbirds answered with a jumper from Jaytornah Wisseh (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Williams hit two foul shots to make it 77-76. Jeremy Goode hit 1 of 2 foul shots to put the Mountaineers up two with three seconds left, but LIU had a final attempt to win before Wisseh’s three-point attempt caromed off the rim at the buzzer. The Blackbirds trailed 53-44 midway through the second half before two foul shots from Kotorobai started a 15-2 run. The Mountaineers were held to two points over a 10-minute span, before Beidler had a dunk at the 1:02 mark and Mychal Kearse added a layup to tie the game at 59 at the end of regulation. Kearse also added a pair of free throws at the end of the first overtime to knot the game at 65-65. Mount St. Mary’s jumped out to a 10-2 lead to start the game, getting five points from Chris Vann before Kotorobai came off the bench to hit a three-pointer and get LIU back into the game. A foul shot and a layup from Paska Morkeliunas (Kaunas, Lithuania) leveled the score at 10-10. After falling behind 23-18, LIU battled back for its first lead of the game at 28-27 after Esa Maki-Tulokas (Forssa, Finland) had a three-pointer and foul shot on consecutive possessions. The Mountaineers rattled off seven straight points in response before taking a 34-30 lead into the intermission. Mount St. Mary’s Vann scored 21 of his team-high 23 points in the first half. Kelly Beidler added 15 points and seven rebounds. The Mount outshot LIU, 41.2 percent to 37.9 percent for the game and held a 47-42 edge on the boards. The only other four-overtime game in an NEC conference matchup occurred on February 1, 2001, when Sacred Heart defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, 133-130. The Blackbirds return to action on Monday, Jan. 8, when they
host St. Francis (N.Y.) at the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic
Center at 7:30 p.m.
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1/4/07 --The
Long Island University men’s basketball team fell to
Mount St. Mary’s, 78-76, in four overtimes at the Wellness,
Recreation and Athletic Center on Thursday night. The game
is the longest on record at LIU and tied for the longest
in Northeast Conference history.