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Coleman’s Jumper with 16 Seconds Left Wins it for Storm
February 11, 2009
Junior Alex Coleman's jumper with 16 seconds left gave the Storm the victory.
A baseline jumper by junior point guard Alex Coleman (Elmira, N.Y./Southside) with 16 seconds left in the game put the Storm up 61-60 on the visiting Express of Wells College. The Express proceeded to turn the ball over in its final chance to retake the lead giving the Storm the one-point victory.
Coleman’s jumper coupled with the sensational play of fellow junior Peter Durr (Barneveld, N.Y./Utica Notre Dame) helped the Storm avenge a 100-56 loss to the Express just over a month ago. The Storm now stand at 8-9 overall while the Express slip to 9-12 on the year.
Keuka jumped out to an early five point lead and led through the first 11 1/2 minutes of the first half. The two teams then traded leads until Durr’s jumper with 29 seconds remaining in the opening half gave Keuka a 23-22 lead at the break.
Wells opened the second half on a 14-4 run through the first five minutes to go up by 10 (37-27). The Storm answered with a 9-0 run of its own to get back within one and then regained the lead (54-52) on a 3-pointer by Durr with 7:33 left to play. A made free throw by Wells’ Darrell Bullock gave the Express a four-point lead with just 1:01 remaining. Durr then connected on his fifth 3-pointer of the game with 42 seconds left to get the Storm within one. After a Keuka foul, the Express missed both of its free throws setting up
Junior Peter Durr hit five 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 23 points.
Coleman’s game-winning jumper.
The Storm shot just a little better then the Express (39% – 36%) while passing out 14 more assists (20-6). Keuka shot 50% in the second half after shooting just 27% in the opening period. Wells finished with 49 rebounds, nine more than Keuka (40).
Durr led all scorers with 23 points while going 9-for-18 from the floor and 5-for-11 from behind the arc. Durr added seven rebounds and two assists. Coleman ended with 13 points, none more important then his final two, to go along with a game-high seven assists. Sophomore center Diamond Booker (Bronx, N.Y./Frederick Douglas Acad.) posted his fourth consecutive double-double and fifth of the year with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Bullock led Wells with 22 points and five steals but committed the costly turnover at the end of the game. Greg Jones added 19 points and seven rebounds while Andre Sawyers pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds.
Keuka will next play at Penn State-Berks this Friday, Feb. 13 with tip-off set for 8 pm.
