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| NCAA Tournament first round: Stockton 84, Immaculata 75 (OT) | ||
The Stockton men’s basketball team outlasted Immaculata 84-75 in overtime before a raucous Sports Center crowd of 907 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. For the third consecutive game, the Ospreys won despite trailing in the final minute of regulation. Jon Greene (Wildwood/ Wildwood) led Stockton with a career-high 29 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double. Mario Lancioni (Runnemede/Triton) scored 18 points and Omar Smith (Newark/Central) tossed in 11 points.
The Ospreys trailed 68-64 with 2:34 remaining in the second half before a three-point play by Smith pulled Stockton within one. After two Immaculata free throws, Santini Lancioni (Runnemede/Paul VI) swished a three-pointer to tie the game at 70 with 54 seconds on the clock and both teams missed their final shots in regulation.
Greene opened the scoring in overtime with a layup and Smith followed with two free throws for a 74-70 lead. Immaculata closed the gap to two points twice in the next 1:23, but layups first by Jerome Hubbard (Neptune/Neptune) and then by Greene increased Stockton’s lead and the Ospreys went 5-8 at the line in the final minute to seal the 84-75 win.
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