Freshman Joey DeFillippi (Bristol, Conn.) hit a buzzer beater to lift the Mount Ida College Mustangs to a 72-69 victory over the Suffolk University Men's Basketball team in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action on Saturday afternoon.
It was a wild finish to the game as Mount Ida was able to rush the ball up the entire floor for the game winning shot with just three seconds on the clock in regulation.
Sophomore Matt Duquette (Swampscott, Mass.) evened the game at 69-69 with three seconds remaining in regulation as he was found underneath the basket by junior Adam Chick (Northbrook, Ill.).
On the ensuing inbound pass DeFillippi would rush the ball up the court on the right side, avoid being knocked out of bounds and throw up a shot from the end of the scorer's table that would bank in off the glass to give the Mustang the victory.
DeFillippi was one of four Mustangs' players to finish the afternoon with double digit scoring totals as he finished with 12 points.
Freshman Brendan Cunningham (Quincy, Mass.) led all players scoring 21 points with an 8-for-12 shooting effort from the eld. Cunningham had an impressive afternoon with a 5-for-6 performance from three-point land.
Freshman Patrick McKearney (Avon, Conn.) recorded the double-double as he scored 15 points to go along with 11 points. Freshman Jayson Clark (Austin, Tx.) added 10 points.
Duquette finished recording a double-double for Suffolk as he finished with a team-high 17 points and led all players collecting 13 rebounds in the contest.
Junior Jake Meister (Madison, N.J.) scored 15 points in the setback, while junior Branden Barboza (Riverside, R.I.) added 12 points. Junior Caleb Unni (Winchester, Mass.) chipped in with 10 points, while also putting together a strong defensive performance with five steals in the game.
The win improves Mount Ida to a 6-16 overall record and 4-11 mark in GNAC play. They'll be back in action on Tuesday evening as they travel to Norwich University for a 7:00pm tip-off with the Cadets.
The setback drops Suffolk to an 8-14 overall record and 5-10 mark in conference play. They'll begin the final week of the 2014-15 regular season hosting Anna Maria College on Tuesday and Lasell College on Thursday before rounding things out on the road Saturday at Emmanuel College.