WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State College senior ahead Jauch Inexperienced, Jr. scored on a drive with 3.7 seconds left to elevate the Owls to maybe the largest upset in program historical past, toppling #3 ranked Amherst Faculty, 68-67, to offer Westfield State head coach Wealthy Sutter his 300th profession win on the Woodward Middle on Tuesday evening.
Westfield (4-3) led the Mammoths 35-33 on the half, however Amherst (3-1) led by as many as 10 factors within the second half, claiming a 52-42 lead on Tim McCarthy’s 3-pointer with 12:05 left in regulation.
Westfield regularly whittled the lead again down with a collection of drives to the ring. The Owls grabbed a 61-60 lead on Vawn Lord’s coast-to-coast drive off a defensive rebound, then the Owls went up 66-62 when Inexperienced netted a seemingly unattainable turnaround 3-pointer from the deep left nook with 45 seconds left to play.
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Undaunted, Amherst recovered with two free throws from Grant Robinson on the subsequent possession, then after an Owls turnover at midcourt, the Mammoths Fru Che drained a 3-pointer with 17.8 seconds left in regulation.
After an Amherst trip, Inexperienced drove the left facet of the lane and hung within the air whereas getting off a contested layup that related with 3.7 seconds left.
Amherst’s Eric Sellew launched a three-point attempt on the buzzer that got here up in need of the rim as Lord secured the rebound to clinch the Owls victory.
Lord led the Owls with 23 factors and eight rebounds, whereas Inexperienced added 17, together with 13 within the decisive second half. Joseph Meade netted 14 factors, 11 within the first half, with seven rebounds and 4 blocked photographs, and senior guard Moody Bey performed a strong all-around sport with 10 factors, six rebounds, 4 steals and three assists.
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Robinson led Amherst with 17 factors, Josh Chery added 11. Sellew, who got here in averaging 14 factors per sport, was held to only six after being saddled with two early fouls.
The 2 groups each shot 25-for-65 (38.5 p.c from the ground). Amherst related on 12-of-27 three pointers within the sport, whereas the Owls had been simply 2-for-13, however Westfield made up the distinction on the foul line with, making 16-of-25 makes an attempt, in comparison with simply 5-of-8 for the Mammoths.
The win gave Westfield State coach Wealthy Sutter his 300th profession collegiate head teaching win, all at Westfield State. The New York Metropolis product and former Colgate assistant has been the Owls’ bench boss since 1998. He has a 300-256 document with the Owls for a .540 profitable share in 22 seasons.
The Owls drenched Sutter with the standard ‘gatorade bathtub’ after cornering him within the locker room postgame.
