FROSTBURG, Md. – The Frostburg men's basketball team collected its third-straight win on Wednesday with its third-straight last second shot. Senior Daniel Alexander hit a step-back jumper with 3.3 seconds left in regulation to send the Bobcat men to a 63-62 win over visiting Urbana.
The third-straight victory pushes the Bobcats to 10-13 overall and 7-10 in the MEC.
The Bobcats led by six, 61-55, with 1:29 remaining following an Alexander three-pointer. The Blue Knights (5-17, 4-12 MEC) then rallied to pull within one, 61-60 with 28 seconds left. Following a Frostburg turnover, Urbana's Shaun Monroe hit a jumper with eight seconds left for a 62-61 lead.
However, Alexander's game-winner came just second later.
The Bobcats started off the game hot on an 8-4 run against the Blue Knights to immediately take the lead. Alexander had six of the eight points to propel Frostburg. The Bobcats went on a second run early in the first half where three different players registered points to take the Bobcats' lead to 14-6. Later in the half, the Blue Knights outpaced the scoring of the Bobcats on a 12-8 run ending the first half with tied score at 26.
Early in the second half, Alexander registered another seven points over a five-minute span putting the Bobcats up by one at 37-36. A dominating 10-1 run midway through the half left Alexander and sophomore Bo Schene with four points each adding to Frostburg's cushion as its lead inflated to 10 for a score of 47-37.
In a late surge, the Blue Knights closed the score gap bringing the score within four after two free throws from Drew Thomas and then a layup from Alexander at 4:40 bringing the score to 56-52. In the last minutes of the game, the Bobcats and Blue Knights went on an even run, but with a few scoring shots from the Bobcats, they kept the lead as a three-pointer from Monroe put the score at 61-60.
Alexander led the Bobcats with 34 points, the fifth game this season where he has scored over 30 points. He added six rebounds and a steal. He was the only Bobcat in double figures.
Monroe led the Blue Knights with 17 points, while Lacy added 14.
Frostburg is back in action on Saturday when they travel to Notre Dame (Ohio) for a 4:00 pm tipoff.
