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Tyler James
Jason Kapusta
98
Wash. & Jeff. WJC 12-5,9-3 PAC
102
Winner Westminster (PA) WES 11-6,9-3 PAC
Wash. & Jeff. WJC
12-5,9-3 PAC
98
Final
102
Westminster (PA) WES
11-6,9-3 PAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Wash. & Jeff. WJC 41 52 5 98
Westminster (PA) WES 39 54 9 102

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Titans score key overtime win against W&J

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--The Westminster College men's basketball team had five players finish in double figures in Wednesday night's 102-98 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) overtime victory over visiting Washington & Jefferson College at Ron Galbreath Court inside Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.

Westminster improved to 11-6 overall and 9-3 in the PAC. W&J fell to 12-5 overall and 9-3 in league play. 

The Titans improved to 8-0 on their home court with the victory Wednesday. 

The win snapped a two-game skid for the Titans. Westminster had fell in five-straight meetings with W&J heading into Wednesday's matchup. The Titans dropped a 75-68 decision in Washington on November 22. 

Westminster held a lead Wednesday for just six minutes, 17 seconds. The game featured 16 ties. 

Senior Tyler James (Youngstown, Ohio | Warren JFK) paced the Titans with a 22-point, 11-rebound double-double. It was his first double-double of the season. James was 8-of-11 from the floor and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. The 22-point effort tied his career high. 

Freshman Bobby Ray (Jefferson, Ohio | Jefferson) had 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting. He added four rebounds and a pair of assists. Senior Justin Bofenkamp (Warren, Ohio | Warren JFK) chipped in with 17 points, two rebounds and a pair of assists. He was 7-of-11 from the floor. Junior Reese Leone (Beloit, Ohio | West Branch) had 11 points, five assists, four steals and two rebounds and went 4-of-8 from the field. Freshman Trey DePietro (Boardman, Ohio | Boardman) totaled 10 points, four rebounds and four blocks. 

Westminster finished shooting 47.4 percent (37-78) from the floor, making 19-of-36 (52.8%) of its field goal attempts in the second half. The Titans held a commanding 42-29 edge in rebounding, including an 11-7 advantage on the offensive glass. 

W&J scored the game's first 10 points and went up by as many as 13, 23-10, in the first half. A 17-4 Westminster scoring spurt evened the game at 29-29 with just over five minutes remaining in the first half. The Presidents led 41-39 at the break. 

Sophomore Larry Ransom Jr. (Youngstown, Ohio | East) pushed the Titans' lead to seven, 70-63, with 10:13 left in regulation. Trailing by three, 89-86, with 3:19 to play, James knocked down a three-pointer to even the score. Brandon Jaskiela put W&J back in front by two, 93-91, with just over a minute to play before James' layup with two seconds to go sent the game into overtime. 

Down five, 98-93, following Kyran Mitchell's bucket with 2:37 to go in the first extra period, Westminster strung together nine-straight points to secure the four-point win. 

Mitchell led five W&J players in double figures. He finished with 21 points, three rebounds, eight steals and four assists. Jakiela had 20 points and four boards in 28 reserve minutes. 

Westminster will host Saint Vincent College Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
 
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