Box Score HENNIKER, N.H. After being down 15 with 12:09 left in regulation, the New England College men's basketball team battled back to defeated Colby-Sawyer College 95-90 in non-conference action, Monday evening in Bridges Gym.

With the win, the Pilgrims move to 9-5, while the Chargers fall to 6-6.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams traded baskets to start the game as the score was pushed to 10-10 just over two minutes in. Five minutes in the Pilgrims were able to take a six-point lead at 20-14. The lead wouldn't last long though as the Chargers scored six straight to tie things up at 20-20 just a couple minutes later. Colby-Sawyer kept pushing and claimed a 26-22 lead nine minutes in as New England College called a timeout to regroup. Despite the Pilgrim's best efforts, the Chargers kept rolling as they held a 41-31 lead with just under five minutes to play. New England College had back-to-back baskets to end the half but was still behind as Colby-Sawyer led 49-42 after the first 20 minutes of play. The Chargers shot 68.8% from the field in the first half while the Pilgrims shot 44.4%.

New England College struck first in the second half and slowly chipped away as they cut the lead to 56-52 five minutes in. Colby-Sawyer quickly regained control as they held a 10 point lead just a minute later. From there each team had small runs but the Chargers were still in control by a score of 73-62 with 10 minutes to play. Colby-Sawyer continued to lead but the Pilgrims would not go away as they were behind 84-76 with five minutes to play. New England College gained some momentum late as they took a 14-0 run over four minutes to claim the lead at 88-84 with just over two minutes to play. The Chargers ended their scoring drought but the Pilgrims did not slow down as they were up 91-86 with 1:29 to play. Colby-Sawer hit a three on the ensuing possession to cut the lead to two and New England College failed to score as the Chargers got the ball with just under a minute to play. The Pilgrims held strong on defense as they regained possession with 25 seconds to play off a big rebound by Errol Crawford. NEC was then sent to the free-throw line but missed as Colby-Sawyer went down and made it to the free-throw line themselves as thy went one for two for a score of 91-90. New England College was then quickly sent to the charity stripe with 14.5 seconds left as they hit both to go up 93-90. The Chargers threw up a desperation three as the Pilgrims earned a 95-90 victory with two late free-throws.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-Jamal Allen led all scorers with 28 points.
-Larry McKinney recorded his first double-double of the year with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
-Calvin Cheek nearly had a triple-double with 8 points, 9 assists, and 7 rebounds.
-With today's win, the Pilgrims improve their record against Colby-Sawyer to 13-40.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Pilgrims head to Cambridge, Mass. as they take on the Lynx of Lesley University in their third New England Collegiate Conference game of the season. The game is set to take place at 7:30 pm on Thursday, January 16th.