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2008-09 Men's Basketball: Sewanee Falls to CC in Near Miss

BOX SCORE

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sewanee hosted Colorado College Sunday afternoon in SCAC men's basketball and the host Tigers overcame a 27-21 halftime deficit to retake the lead with 10 minutes left in the second on a pair of Kenton Coleman (Ridgetop, Tenn., Greenbrier) three-pointers. Colorado rallied, though, and retook the lead late for an eventual 55-52 win.

Ben Pursell (Franklin, Tenn., BGA) led Sewanee's effort with 12 points and seven rebounds. Coleman was also in double digits with 10 points. Nick Rose led Colorado College with 12 points. Sewanee outshot Colorado, making 38% of it's field goals compared to 34% for CC. Sewanee also led in rebounds, grabbing 35 compared to 34 for Colorado College.

Both teams are now 4-15. Sewanee is 2-8 in the SCAC and Colorado College is 3-7 in the league. Sewanee will host Oglethorpe Saturday night.

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Players Mentioned

Kenton Coleman

#14 Kenton Coleman

6' 1"
Senior
Ben Pursell

#00 Ben Pursell

6' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kenton Coleman

#14 Kenton Coleman

6' 1"
Senior
Ben Pursell

#00 Ben Pursell

6' 6"
Senior