Erie, Pa. – With the score deadlocked after the end of the second overtime period, a barrage of 3-pointers sparked by a pair from Shawn Williams helped the Millersville men's basketball team go on a 13-4 in 3OT that sealed a 75-66 road victory over Gannon. Williams finished with a career-high 26 points, added 10 rebounds and three assists. The Marauders improve to 2-1 overall and are 2-0 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

The Marauders kicked off the third overtime period with a pair of missed 3-pointers by Shawn Williams and Tommy Patterson, but an offensive rebound by Patterson led to a converted trey putting the Ville up 65-62. Millersville never looked back as Williams hit another trey on the ensuing possession forcing a John T. Reilly timeout. The Black & Gold held Gannon to 1-5 shooting and forced three turnovers in the decisive overtime period. Millersville shot 22.9 percent (8-35) from 3-point range.

Gannon (0-2) built its largest lead of the game in the first half (10), but a buzzer beating 3-pointer by Shawn Williams capped off a 14-7 run to close out the half. The Golden Knights carried a 28-25 lead into the halftime break.

Millersville built an 11 point lead to begin the second half that was capped off by a Demerik Weglinski layup at the 11:00 mark (43-32). The Golden Knights clawed their way back into the game with strong defense and tied it up at 48-48 with just over three minutes left in the second half. A pair of made free throws by Marcus Jones with five second left put Gannon up three, but Shawn Williams knocked down a cold blooded three as time expired to send the game into overtime.

Senior Demerik Weglinski continued his strong start to the season recording his third-straight double-double. Weglinski finished the contest with 19 points, 13 boards and also blocked two shots. Cornell Yarde II finished in double figures for the third-straight game pouring in 10 points.

Gannon was led by four players in double figures and shot 30 percent from the field. Millersville has held its first three opponents under 45 percent from the field. Golden Knight forward Jean Yves Toupane finished with a game-high 28 points.

Millersville remains on the road in Western Pennsylvania and plays at Clarion (2-2) Sunday afternoon.