Men's Basketball Rallies for Win
The Muhlenberg men's basketball team came back from 10 points down in the final 10 minutes to knock off Haverford, 78-72.
A three from the wing by freshman Peter Stanton-Shepherd with 1:41 remaining broke a 68-all tie and gave the Mules (3-3, 2-2) the lead for good.
Senior Giovanni Rubino led all scorers with 24 points, while sophomore Drew Greene scored a career-high 14 off the bench. Junior Jayson Williams-Johnson added 12 points, and Stanton-Shepherd hit double figures for the second straight game with 11 points.
Muhlenberg reeled off the first nine points of the game and led 13-2 at one point, but the Fords came back to take the lead in the first half. Two free throws by sophomore Nate Hoffman in the final minute gave the Mules a 39-37 edge at the break.
Rubino scored 19 points in the first half on perfect 7-of-7 shooting from the field.
Ahead 54-52 in the second half, the Fords (3-5, 1-3) scored on four straight possessions to extend their lead to 10 points with 9:33 showing on the clock.
A Haverford dunk made it 66-58 with 6:52 left, but back-to-back threes by Stanton-Shepherd (pictured above) sparked a 10-0 run that put Muhlenberg back on top with 3:52 left.
It was 68-68 before offensive rebounds by freshman Michael Feroci and Greene set up Stanton-Shepherd for his go-ahead three on the wing in front of the Mule bench off a pass out of the lane by Hoffman.
After Hoffman made both ends of a one-and-one with 20 seconds left to keep the margin at three, he grabbed the rebound of a Haverford miss and fed Greene for a layup that put the game out of reach.
Hoffman finished with 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in his first career start. Senior Brandon Goldberg had 8 points and 6 boards.
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