Box Score California, Pa. - Millersville found very little charity from the charity stripe Friday evening at California (Pa.). The Marauders missed eight-straight free throws down the stretch, and California needed to score just three points in overtime to come away with a 62-60 win.
Millersville (3-8, 1-6 PSAC) led California (7-6, 4-3 PSAC) 59-56 with 12 seconds to go in regulation after
Larry Grant scored for two of his team-high 15 points. Cal quickly pushed the ball up the court and Travon Vann drilled the game-tying three with just two seconds to go.
Elijah Obade, the Marauders' 6-9 center, caught the in-bounds pass and had a look at three, but it was no good, sending the contest to overtime.
Cal, which shot 32.9 percent from the field for the game, managed just 1-of-6 from the field in the extra period. But that one bucket from Steve Swiech, which came 31 seconds in overtime, and a free throw from Quentin Harding with seven seconds left was all the Vulcans needed.
Millersville went 1-for-8 from the line in the overtime and missed its first seven. It also missed all four shots from the field. Grant went to the stripe with the score 61-59 and eight seconds left. He made the second for Millersville's only point of the overtime. After Harding made 1-of-2, Millersville still had seven seconds for one last shot, but
Jim Kelleher's three missed.
Millersville shot 8-of-24 from the line in the game and shot 37.5 percetn from the field. The Marauders trailed 30-25 following a sluggish first half but pushed in front 33-31 on a
Jaymes Miller layup with 17:48 left in regulation. Millersville led by as many as five with 5:57 to go. The lead changed hands 14 times and stood tied seven times.
In addition to 15 points, Grant added five assists and a career-high eight rebounds.
Mike Seibert contributed 12 points and
Rob Wyley chipped in 11 points and seven boards. Obade registered 10 rebounds, giving him double-digit boards in four straight. The PSAC's blocked shots leader swatted four shots.
Millersville stays on the road and faces No. 23 Indiana (Pa.) Saturday.
MSBN will be on hand for the broadcast.
