Westminster Battles Men's Basketball to Triple Overtime

ERIE, Pa. – Preston Stitt made the game-winning layup with 2.3 seconds left in the third overtime to lift the Westminster men's basketball team past Penn State Behrend 95-94 in the first round of the 2020 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) on Wednesday night.  

Score: Westminster 95, Penn State Behrend 94 (3OT)

Records: Westminster (16-11), Penn State Behrend (20-9)

Key Moments:

* The Titans battled back from being down in each overtime to bring the Lions season to a halt
* Behrend had a five-point lead in the first and second overtime and four-point edge in the third
* Stitt had the free throw in first OT to force a second, while Isaac Stamatiades drained his second triple to send it to a third overtime period
* The first four out of six points in the third overtime belonged to the Lions for a 92-88 lead
* Westminster went on a 7-2 run in the final 3:42 to continue their season
* The Titans took a 93-92 lead with 1:32 remaining and Tyler Gates (Titusville, PA/Titusville) made the layup to put Behrend up by one
* Stitt drove in the paint with time expiring for the final basket
* Westminster took a 32-26 lead into the locker rooms
* Behrend held a 43-37 advantage in the second half on 53.1 percent shooting from the floor
* The Titans forced the Lions to turn over the ball a season-high 20 times
* Gates registered his second double-double with a career-high 14 rebounds and 14 points
* Gates was one of five players with double-figure points
* Devin Pope a team-best 26 points, while Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) added 19 points
* Mitchell King (Pittsburgh, PA/Bishop Canevin) dished out a career-high eight assists and added 13 points