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Penn State Harrisburg
11/16/2022 | 5:00 PM
Nov 16 (Wed) / 5:00 PM
Penn State Harrisburg
History
DARTMOUTH, Mass. (11/12/22) – Griffin Barker was named Tournament MVP as the Kean University men’s basketball team captured the LaFrance Hospitality Tournament Title with an 81-73 victory over the host UMass-Dartmouth on Saturday.
Letrell West finished with 24 points and was named to the All-Tournament Team along with Barker as the Cougars improve to 3-0 overall. Dhalyn Sanders-Dyer and Nic Boyd both collected 14 points for the Corsairs who fall to 1-1 overall.
West and Barker combined for 24 first half points as Kean trailed for most of the opening stanza. The Cougars closed the half on an 18-6 run that saw Kean shoot a perfect 8-for-8 over the final six minutes. barker and Corey Thelisme both scored four points apiece during the run as the Cougars led 43-32 at halftime.
In the second half, UMD responded with a 24-7 run to jump back in front at 54-50 with 12 minutes left. After trading runs, Kean held a slim 68-66 lead with just under four minutes to play.
Kean had one more run in them as the Cougars responded with an 11-6 run to push their lead to 79-70 with 38 seconds remaining. Jailen Jamison totaled four points and West knocked down a key triple with three minutes remaining.
Barker posted his second double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Jamison tallied 10 points, while Thelisme totaled eight points, six assists and three rebounds.
head coach David Turco and the Cougars will return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 16th, hosting the Nittany Lions of PSU-Harrisburg at 5:00 pm