BOSTON, Mass. – An Octavio Brito lay-up with two ticks left on the clock lifted Keene State College to a 99-97 overtime win over men's basketball Saturday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium on senior day.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 97, Keene State College 99 (OT)

UMass Boston (11-13, 7-9 Little East Conference)
Keene State College (17-6, 12-4 Little East Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Trailing by seven points with just over 40 seconds left to play in the overtime, the Beacons erased the deficit in the blink of an eye thanks to an 8-0 run to make it 97-97 with just over 10 seconds left. Scoring the than tying basketball was Shawn Goss, who stepped onto the court in the final minute of the contest.

Unfortunately, on the next possession Keene State would sprint up the floor and caught the Beacons in transition to score the uncontested lay-up securing the victory.

After a rocky first half for UMB, the Beacons battled for all 20 minutes of the second half as the two rivals exchanged control of the scoreboard. Down the final stretch, Keene State tried to escape with the win, but the Beacons would respond every time with Charles and Charlie Mitchell (Boston, Mass.) and Malik Lorquet (Sharon, Mass.) all scoring over the final minutes. A 2-for-2 showing by Lorquet at the line, gave the Beacons 79-78 lead with just over 20 seconds left.

Nate Siow tied the game after 1-for-2 at charity stripe. On the final possession of regulation, Charles Mitchell had a chance to give the Beacons the win, but his shot was blocked away by Octavio Brito to force the OT.

Charles Mitchell led all players with 28 points on an 11-for-25 day, which included two 3-pointers. Lorquet finished with 22 points and five blocked shots, while Charlie Mitchell added 17 points.

Siow posted an impressive triple-double with 11 assists, 17 points, and 14 rebounds. Brito had a double-double of 18 points and 15 rebounds. Mason Jean Baptiste led the Owls with 24 points on 8-of-14, which included four 3-pointers.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Prior to the start of Saturday's contest the Beacons honored the Mitchell brothers as they were playing in their final regular season contest.
• Saturday's contest was the first overtime game of the 21-22 season for the Beacons
• The Beacons shot 45.6% from the field, while Keene State finished shooting 45.7% from the field and 45.8% from 3-point range
• In the OT UMB was 8-for-13 (61.5%), while Keene State was 7-for-8 (87.5%)
• Keene State held a 56-39 advantage on the glass
• The Beacons recorded nine blocked shots in the contest, with Charles Mitchell posting a career-high three blocks

WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons who are the seventh-seed in the LEC Tournament will travel to Eastern Connecticut State University, who is the two-seed on Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. quarterfinal round game.