WALTHAM, Mass. - Curry College knocked off Colby College, 73-71, in the second game of the doubleheader at the Brandeis Invitational. Colby and Newbury will meet in the consolation game at 1 p.m. on Saturday, while the Colonels advance to play Brandeis in tomorrow's Judges Classic championship game at 3 p.m.
In the nightcap, Curry junior Jarrell Jackson (Brockton, Mass./North Cambridge) hit a driving lay-up with 5.7 seconds left in the game to give the Colonels the two-point victory. Jackson scored 13 of his team-high 21 points in the second half as Curry held off a furious charge by the Mules. Curry led for all but 20 seconds of the first half and stayed ahead of Colby for much of the second, leading by as many as nine points. The lead lasted until Mule senior forward Mike Russell (Wellesley, Mass./Wellesley) hit a nice back-door lay-up from junior Ben Foreman (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood) with 1:16 on the clock that gave Colby a 71-70 edge. Curry senior Mike Worrick (No. Grafton, Mass./Grafton) hit one-of-two from the line with 1:03 on the clock to knot the game, but made a big play on the other end of the floor, drawing a charge to get the ball back. That set up Jackson's heroics, as the Colonels led the clock run down. Jackson drove the lane and hit the winning bucket with just two seconds left on the shot clock and 5.7 on the game clock.
In addition to his game-high 21 points, which came on 10-of-22 shooting, Jackson also led all played with six assists and three steals. Junior guard Michael Connery (Narraganset, R.I./Narragansett) had 15 points – all in the first half as the Colonels built a 41-35 lead – while classmate Sedale Jones (Pittsfield, Mass./Pittsfield) scored 11 of his 14 in the second half. Curry forced 32 Colby turnovers and turned them into a 28-13 advantage in points off miscues.
For Colby, Russell led all players with 22 points and 15 rebounds. He also had four assists on the night. Russell's 15 rebounds were two shy of the entire Curry team, as the Mules owned a 39-17 edge on the boards. Also reaching double figures were senior guard Christian Van Loenen (Falmouth, Maine/Cheverus), who had 18 points and seven boards, while Foreman finished with 13 points on a perfect shooting night, hitting all three of his 3-pointers and all four free throws. Foreman also matched Jackson for game-high honors with six assists. Colby was able to overcome their turnovers and stay in the game with their rebounding edge and 61.5% shooting (24-39), including 6-of-8 from long distance (75%).
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