Men's Basketball | 11/26/2011 7:45:00 PM
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Hastings, Neb. – Charles Ferguson hit a 3-pointer with six seconds left in overtime and the Bulldogs final attempt rimed out, as the McPherson College men’s basketball team fell 106-105 in an overtime thriller Saturday afternoon against Hastings College. The contest was the final game in the 2011 Hastings College Thanksgiving Classic.
With the loss, McPherson falls to 10-1 on the young season, while the Broncos improve to 5-5 overall.
Chris Crawford (McPherson, Kan.) led the Bulldogs with a career-high 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field, including 25 points in the second half and overtime. Additionally, Crawford recorded seven rebounds, one block and one steal in the effort.
Aaron Frazier (McPherson, Kan.) was second on the team with 22 points, while
Kenny Berry, Jr. (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and
Samson Shivers (Houston, Texas) scored 17 points each.
Adam Bruner (McPherson, Kan.) rounded out the MC double-digit scorers with 10 points off the bench.
Todd Reinward scored a career-high 39 points for Hastings on 12-of-15 shooting from the field, including a 7-for-9 effort from beyond the arc. Additionally, Reinward was perfect (8-for-8) from the free throw line and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
The Bulldogs led by as many as nine in the first half, but just 52-50 at the break thanks to a pair of free throws by Hasting’s Zach Lenagh to close the period.
McPherson outscored Hastings 13-8 to open the second half, including a Frazier 3-pointer en route to a 65-58 lead with 14:09 to play. The Broncos, however, eventually pulled even, 70-70, following a pair of Dylan Flinn free throws.
The two sides battled back-and-forth for the remainder of the half until Reinwald hit an open three to give HC a 92-89 advantage with 16 seconds remaining in regulation. Despite the swing in momentum, McPherson answered and sent the contest into overtime on their next possession when Frazier rebounded a Jordan Crawford miss, scrambled behind the arc and connected on the game-tying 3-pointer, 92-92, as time expired.
The Bulldog held the lead for the entire extra period until the Ferguson’s game-winning 3-pointer with no time left.
Overall, McPherson shot 56.3 percent (36-of-64) from the field, including 9-of-20 from three, and 68.6 percent from the foul line. In addition, the Bulldogs held a 34-33 edge in rebounding, while forcing the Broncos into 15 turnovers.
Hastings ended the contest shooting 47.0 percent (31-of-66) from the field, including 48.0 percent (12-of-25) from beyond the arc. The Broncos excelled at the foul line on the evening, shooting 94.1 percent (32-for-35) from the foul line.
McPherson returns to action on Thursday, Dec. 1, when they open Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference play at Bethel College. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. inside Thresher Gymnasium.
