CHICOPEE, Mass. - Curry College defeated Elms College 59-56 Tuesday night in a non-conference men's basketball game at Picknelly Arena.

With the win, the Colonels improve to an overall record of 2-0 on the young season.

Trailing by two points with only 22 seconds remaining, senior forward Nick Johnson (Athens, Ga.) scored on a layup to tie the game at 56-56. An offensive board by Shawn Charles (Vero Beach, Fla.) gave Curry possession of the ball, setting up sophomore guard Jason Romans (Peabody, Mass.) who hit a game-winning three-pointer with just 0.6 seconds remaining on the game clock.

The first half of the game went to Curry as Favour Okeke (East Hartford, Conn.) and James Scali (Newburyport, Mass.) led the Colonels with six points apiece coming off the bench to put the Colonels on top 33-26 heading into halftime.

Romans stepped up in the second half, scoring 13 of Curry's 26 points while going 4-for-7 from the field and 2-for-3 from deep to keep the Colonels in the game.

Romans led all players with a game-high 17 points while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out four assists. Scali finished with nine points coming off the bench while Charles grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.

The Colonels return to action on Friday (11/17) to host Canton in the Autism Acceptance Classic at 5 p.m.

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