Box Score
BRYN ATHYN, Pa. –The Bryn Athyn College men's basketball team ended Saturday's Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) against Rosemont with a 13-4 run in the final 2:22 to pull out a 75-66 victory in Asplundh Field House.
Kiaeem Comegys snapped the 11th and final tie of the afternoon with an uncontested layup to put the Lions (2-16, 1-6 CSAC) ahead 64-62. After getting a defensive stop, Okoye Taylor—Bryn Athyn's leading scorer with a game-high 24 points—drained the final of his three 3-pointers to extend the lead to five.
With the advantage sitting at 67-64, Comegys—who finished with six points—hit another layup to start a 6-0 spurt that widened the lead to a game-high nine points (73-64) with 21 seconds left.
Tariq Moore, who made the final basket of the game, ended the game with 17 points, five rebounds, five steals, and three assists. Dante Lanzetta came off the bench to tie his season-high of 15 points. In addition to his six points, Comegys had six rebounds and five blocked shots.
The Lions did a lot of their damage at the free throw line, hitting a program-record 31 free throws on 38 attempts. Taylor was 13-of-14 at the charity stripe and Lanzetta was a perfect 8-for-8.
Bryn Athyn found itself down by 10 points (20-10) with 7:20 left in the opening half. Led by 11 points from Taylor and seven from Lanzetta, the Lions ended the half on a 21-5 outburst to go into the locker room leading 31-25. During the run, Rosemont shot 2-of-10—missing its final seven shots—and turned the ball over four times.
The Ravens (5-12, 2-4 CSAC) started the second half outscoring the Lions 12-4 to go back in front 37-35. The teams would then go back-and-forth swapping the lead seven times with Bryn Athyn owning the largest advantage in the 10:30 span, 60-54.
Chris Briner was Rosemont's top scorer with 15 points. Zaire Mitchell and Marlon Sharpton both added 12 points.
The Lions shot 44.2 percent (19-of-43) from the field, while the Ravens shot 34.8 percent (23-of-66).
Bryn Athyn is back in Asplundh Field House to take on Clarks Summit in a CSAC showdown on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 3 p.m.
