Men\’s Basketball Wins Seventh Straight; Ducks Down Kean in OT, 77-71
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Box Score vs. Kean – December 30, 2009
HOBOKEN, N.J. (December 30, 2009) – The Stevens Institute of Technology men’s basketball team won its seventh-straight game on Wednesday night at the Canavan Arena in Hoboken, N.J. as the Ducks defeated Kean University, 77-71, in overtime. Stevens was able to overcome a 35-foot game-tying buzzer-beater from senior guard Vinnie Darpino (Colonia, N.J.) and outscored the Cougars 8-2 in the extra period en route to the victory. Senior guard George Greco
led four Ducks in double figures with 17 points..
After several empty possessions for both squads in overtime, Darpino put the Cougars (3-7) up 71-69 after converting a pair of free throws. Those two points would be Kean’s only two in extra time as the Ducks rang off the final eight points of the game.
On the ensuing possession, senior forward Ian Masone found Greco on the left side for a huge three
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