MILTON, Mass. – Freshman Matt Langadas (Casco, Maine) hit the game-winning layup with three seconds remaining to give Nichols College an 80-78 victory over Curry College Wednesday evening in Milton. Both teams now stand at 7-10 overall and 5-5 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action.

Curry took its biggest lead of the game (30-12) after freshman Thomas McLean (Paxton, Mass.) made a layup with 8:24 left in the first frame. Nichols went on a 24-9 run over the remainder of the half to cut the deficit to three (39-36) heading into intermission. Sophomore Ryan Sheehan (North Attleboro, Mass.) accounted for 14 points during the run.

The Bison took their first lead (66-64) of the second half with 7:06 on the clock after freshman Marlon Bennett (Stratford, Conn.) sank a shot from beyond the arc. McLean sank a pair from the charity stripe with 2:33 remaining in regulation to tie the game at 75-75. Nichols responded with a Sheehan three-pointer to reclaim the lead. Colonels’ sophomore Lambros Papalambros (Quincy, Mass.) immediately answered with a three of his own to again tie the game at 78-78. The Bison ran down the game clock over the next 34 seconds, setting up Langadas’ game-winning shot.

Sheehan tied a career-high with 37 points, going 13-for-22 from the floor, and 10-for-11 from the free-throw line. Langadas went 5-for-9 from the field in contributing 11 points.

Curry was led by junior Sedale Jones (Pittsfield, Mass.) with a double-double, scoring 22 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Papalambros added 17 points, while McLean and senior Michael Connery (Narragansett, R.I.) contributed 12 and 10, respectively.

Nichols returns to Dudley Saturday to host Western New England in a 12 p.m. game.  Curry travels to Gordon Saturday for a 3 p.m. game.