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HAMILTON – Colgate saw Navy rally in the final minute to steal a 70-69 decision here Saturday afternoon.
 
The Raiders held a 12-point lead with one minute and 45 seconds left but could not hold on as the Mids outscored their hosts 13-1 to close out the game and record the come-from-behind victory.
 
Colgate had a game-high 15-point edge over Navy eight minutes into the second period after Damon Sherman-Newsome drained a 3-pointer.
 
The Mids would counter and get the lead down to 53-47 midway through the half but the Raiders quickly responded pushing the advantage back to 62-49 with four minutes and 30 seconds remaining in the game.
 
Austin Tillotson made it a 68-56 ballgame when he converted on a layup with 1:45 left to play. Unfortunately the Mids would use a 13-1 run to end the game and steal the contest away from the Raiders. During that stretch the Mids hit three 3-pointers, including back-to-back makes from Worth Smith.
 
The Raiders were led by four players in double-digit scoring. Ethan Jacobs recorded a team-high 19 points from 9-of-17 shooting, while Matt McMullen and Sherman-Newsome notched 13 points of their own. Tillotson closed out the Colgate players in double-figures with 10 points.
 
Luke Roh posted a game-best five assists, which gave him enough to surpass Alvin Reed's '06 mark for career helpers. He now sits in fourth place with 327 assists.
 
The Raiders are back in action Wednesday when Army comes into town for a 7 p.m. matchup on Cotterell Court.
 
Bottom Line
• Navy, 70, Colgate 69
 
Won-Lost Records
• Navy shifts to 10-16 overall and 6-8 in Patriot League play
• Colgate dips to 12-15 and 9-5, respectively.
 
Facts & Figures
• Jacobs went 9-for-17 from the floor and 1-for-4 from long for his team-high 19 points.  
• The senior also pulled down a game-high seven rebounds and came up with two steal.
• Sherman-Newsome and McMullen both added 13 points each with Sherman-Newsome going 3-for-6 from downtown and McMullen 2-for-3.  
• Tillotson closed out the Colgate scorers in double-figures with 10 points in the contest. He also added four assists on the night.
• Roh earned a game-high five helpers as well, which allowed him to pass Alvin Reed '06 for fourth place all time with 326 career assists.
• The Raiders shot an impressive 57.1 percent from the floor and added 9-for-17 from downtown but converted on just 4-of-10 from the free throw line.
• The Mids slightly outrebounded the Raiders at 30-27, while also holding the edge on points off turnovers at 20-13.
• Colgate notched 32 points from inside the paint compared to Navy's 28. The Raiders also earned 15 assists to the Mids' 11 but saw their visitors register 11 turnovers to their 15.
• There were four tie scores and four lead changes throughout the game.
• The Raiders held the edge for 31:05, while Navy was ahead for 5:39. The game was tied for 3:16.
• Colgate's recorded its largest lead of the game at 53-38 following a trey from Sherman-Newsome with 12:35 remaining in the game.

Navy's Numbers
• The Mids saw three players in double-figures with Smith leading the way with a game-high 22 points. He scored 20 of those points during the second half of play and eight in the final 75 seconds.
• Will Kelly notched 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting, while Bryce Dulin chipped in 11 points on 3-of-3 makes from long.
• On the boards it was Kelly and Smith leading the team with five rebounds each, while Earl McLaurin handed out a team-high four assists.   
• Navy finished the afternoon shooting 48.3 percent and hit 8-of-15 buckets from long-range. They also shot 54.5 percent from the charity stripe.  

Interesting Notes
• With the outcome, Colgate has now dropped 12 of its 15 losses by seven or fewer points.
• The Raiders lost just their second game on home court during conference play after also sustaining a 59-54 loss to Lafayette on Jan. 28.
• Navy defeated the Raiders for the first time on Cotterell Court since an 81-78 double overtime victory during the 2010-11 season.
• Four Colgate players recorded double-figures in a game for the 10th time this season.

How It Happened
• The Mids quickly jumped out to a 9-2 edge in the game after Zach Fong hit a 3-pointer 17 minutes into the contest.
•  Colgate responded with a 14-4 run over a five-minute span to take over the advantage at 16-13.
• The Mids rallied and three good free throws from Fong cut the Raiders lead to 25-24 with three minutes left in the opening period.
• Colgate would then finish the half on a 10-0 run, including a tip-in with no time left on the clock, to take an 11-point edge into the break.
• The Raiders quickly increased their lead to a game-high 15-points just seven minutes into the second period when Sherman-Newsome drained a 3-pointer.
• Navy pulled to within nine at 58-49 with six minutes remaining in the game but again the Raiders pushed their advantage back to double-figures four minutes later.
• A good layup from Tillotson with 1:45 remaining gave Colgate the 68-56 edge.
• The Mid answered with a trey on the other end of the court to again cut the lead down to single digits.
• Four-straight fouls from Navy then put the Raiders on the line for a 1-and-1 with 1:20 left. Roh converted on 1-of-2 shots to make it a 69-59 ball game.
• However, Navy finished the game scoring the final 11 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers from Smith, to secure itself the come-from-behind victory.
 
Records Watch
• Sherman-Newsome and Moore are still in the hunt for reaching 1,000 career points. Sherman-Newsome is 57 points shy, while Moore sits at 101 short.
• Tillotson recorded four assists in the game, which handed him 112 on the season. The junior is now just 21 helpers shy of matching his total from a season ago, which placed him third all-time in season-assists.
• With Roh's five assists in the game he surpassed Alvin Reed '06 for fourth place all-time with 327 career helpers.

Straight From The Source
• Colgate head coach Matt Langel: (on his overall thoughts from the game) "First and foremost credit to the United States Naval Academy. As you would expect from a team with their discipline, they did not stop playing."
 
"With all that being said it was a disappointing finish for us. Obviously we've been in a number of close games and for us to not play with the poise, discipline and urgency that you need to in order to close out a game in Patriot League play, it hurts. Our guys will think about it for a little bit but we have no choice but to learn a valuable lesson and find a way to move on."
 
"We worked so hard to get a significant lead late in the game, 12 points with a 1:45 left and 10 with a 1:20 when they started fouling us, but if you're going to compete for a championship you've got to find way to close out the game. We'll work hard to remedy that and be ready for Wednesday night."

Up Next
• The Raiders next welcome Army on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. contest on Cotterell Court.    
• The Black Knights host Bucknell on Sunday at 4 p.m. on CBS Sports Network before they travel to Hamilton.
• Heading into Sunday's contest, Army sits with a 5-8 conference mark.
• The Raiders and Black Knights will go head-to-head for their 116th all-time meeting. Army holds the 59-56 record advantage.
• The Black Knights took a 65-63 victory over the Raiders earlier in the season.

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