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Pace B-Ball Rallies Back to Down Franklin Pierce
Pace University's men's basketball team pulled off a tight victory in New Hampshire.
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RINDGE, N.H.- The Setters rallied back from a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat the Ravens of Franklin Pierce University 65-62 in Northeast-10 Conference action. Pace improves to 9-8 overall and 6-7 in the NE-10, while the Ravens fall to 12-5 and 9-4 in conference play.
Pace jumped out to a 10-6 lead on a Denzel Primus-Devonish (Riverdale, MD/St. John's College) triple and a Keon Williams (Hackensack, NJ/Hackensack/Iona College) three-point play. Franklin Pierce rallied to take 16-10 lead with 12:38 to play in the half. The Setters pulled even and traded baskets as Primus-Devonish's lay-up with 7:43 on the clock evened the score at 21. The Ravens closed out half on a 16-3 run as they led at the half 37-24.
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The Ravens extended their halftime lead to 44-28 early in the second half. The Setters battled back as they chipped away with a 30-14 run as Williams pulled Pace even at 58 with 3:53 left in the game. Following a Ravens basket, Jonathan Merceus (Union, NJ/Union) evened the score at 60 and added a free throw to put the Setters up 61-60.
Ahmad George (Bowie, MD/Archbishop Carroll) added a pair free throws with 1:23 left in the half as the Setters extended their lead to 63-30. The Ravens got a basket with 1:13 left in the game to cut it back to one-point but Franklin Pierce missed a shot with 10 seconds on the clock.Kai Smith (Upper Marlboro, MD/St. Mary's Ryken) hit a pair of free throws with 3.5 seconds left and the Ravens missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer as the Setters completed the come from behind victory.
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For Pace, Merceus led the Setters with 19 points and nine rebounds, while Williams tallied 14 points and eight rebounds. Primus-Devonish netted 14 points with five assists and three steals, while Smith finished with 11 points, three assists and a pair of steals.
The Setters hit the road on Tuesday, January 29 as they travel to North Andover, MA for an NE-10 clash against Merrimack College at 7:30 pm.
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