Franklin Pierce Edges Pace, 65-64
Dozier’s runner with
four-seconds on the clock lifts Ravens to victory
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. (January 30, 2008) – Franklin
Pierce University got a runner from freshman guard Kinard
Dozier (Dedham, Mass./The Winchendon School) with
four-seconds to play to post a 65-64 victory over Pace University
in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the
Goldstein Athletic Center tonight.
Dozier’s winning basket capped an 18-point night as he made
7-of-17 shots from the field, including 4-of-8 from three-point
range, while adding six rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Junior Timothy Munch (Blauvelt, N.Y./Storm King
Prep) led all scorers with a season-high 24 points, as he
hit 10-of-19 shots from the field, to go with five rebounds.
Classmate Rimas Varanauskas (Kaunas, Lithuania/The
Winchendon School) added 11 points and three assists in 22
minutes before fouling out.
Seniors Ryan Williams (Centreville, Va./Paul VI) and Gibraltar
White (Gautier, Miss./Gautier) combined for 41 points for Pace.
Williams netted a team-best 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the
field, including 4-of-9 from three-point range, to go with three
rebounds and two assists. White totaled 20 points on 7-of-12
shooting, including 4-8 from beyond the arc, adding three rebounds
and three assists. Senior Desmond Quincy-Jones (Rye, N.Y./Rye)
rounded out the Setters double-figure scorers with 11 points, eight
rebounds and two assists, while junior Randy Wilson (Peekskill,
N.Y./Peekskill) chipped in with a game-high 14 rebounds.
Franklin Pierce shot 41-percent (25-61) from the field on the
night, including 41.9-percent (13-31) in the second half, and
committed just nine turnovers compared to 16 for the hosts. The
Ravens posted a 20-4 advantage in points of turnovers and outscored
the Setters 7-0 in second-chance points despite being out-rebounded
37-31. Pace shot 42-percent (21-50) from the field, but just 40%
(10-25) in the second half, and just 33.3% (8-24) from three-point
range. The Setters could not take advantage of a perfect 14-for-14
effort at the free-throw line.
The game featured 12 ties and 13 lead changes throughout.
Pace’s largest lead of the night came with a five-point
advantage in each half, including a 62-57 lead after a White
three-pointer with 4:05 to play. Dozier answered with a jumper
before Munch drained a three to force the 12th tie of the game
(62-62) with 2:41 on the clock.
Junior Miro Fain (New Rochelle, N.Y./Iona Prep) hit a jumper to put
Pace back in front (64-62) with 2:11 to go, but that would prove to
be the Setters final points and last shot attempt of the night as
they turned the ball over on their last three possessions. Freshman
Steve Ramos (Lynn, Mass./Hebron Academy) hit one
of two free-throws to pull Franklin Pierce within a point (64-63)
with 43-seconds to go and then stole the ball from White to set up
Dozier’s winning basket.
Franklin Pierce trailed by four (39-35) after a Williams
three-pointer 3:36 into the second half, then posted an 8-2 run
over the next five minutes, capped by a Munch three-pointer, to
gain the lead for the first time in the stanza (43-41) with 11:38
left.
A quick 6-0 Franklin Pierce run gave the Ravens a game-high
six-point lead (49-43) with 9:34 on the clock. Munch hit another
three to spark that run. Pace answered with a 7-0 stretch to regain
the lead (50-49) after a conventional three-point play by
Quincy-Jones to set up the final minutes.
Franklin Pierce (7-13, 3-12 NE-10) is off until returning home for
the first time in over two weeks to host Bryant University on
Tuesday, February 5, at 7:30 p.m. Pace (9-10, 8-6 NE-10) hosts
Saint Anselm College on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.