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Rensselaer Claims Overtime Win Despite Late-Game Saints Rally

Box Score The Saints and Engineers traded points early before the home side pulled away around the seven minute mark. It came following a three-pointer and jumper from Kellen Driscoll and two foul shots to put Rensselaer up 19-11.
 
Connor Parkes then drew a foul and hit two free throws before Chris Downs Jr. sunk a turnaround to cut the Engineer lead down to four. The Saints got the lead down to three on a Dan Anderson three-ball at 3:41, then chipped away further and got the lead down to two by halftime after Tommy McMahon went to the line and dropped one in. It was 26-24 at the break.

The second half saw huge momentum swings as each team put together significant runs. RPI began the second half with a 14-2 run to take a large lead at 40-26. St. Lawrence needed a quick response, and they got it through an event larger offensive burst where they outscored the Engineers 21-3 via balanced scoring. Anderson, Jlin Brown, and Adam Dudzinski each had five points in the period as the Saints took a 47-43 lead with seven minute to play.

The Saints stretched their lead up to four before RPI tied it at 49 – then four made Anderson free throws gave St. Lawrence a 52-49 advantage with 1:34 to play. The Engineers white-knuckled it from there, as they bared down to tie it with 14 seconds left and force overtime at home tied 56-56.

In the extra frame, Anderson gave the Saints an early lead on a jumper. The Engineers had a late answer again, however, as Andrew Dieppe tied the game at 60 with just over two minutes to play. PJ Scalisi then hit a three-pointer to give RPI the lead, and they would not relinquish it.

Anderson's 20 points was a team high for the Scarlet and Brown, while Downs also reached double figures at 10 points. Dudzinski had 10 rebounds and seven points off the bench, also adding three steals.

St. Lawrence has one more game left in 2026, where they play WPI on December 30 in Worcester, Mass.
 
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Players Mentioned

Dan Anderson

#3 Dan Anderson

G
5' 11"
Senior
Chris Downs Jr.

#32 Chris Downs Jr.

F
6' 5"
Senior
Adam Dudzinski

#33 Adam Dudzinski

F
6' 8"
Senior
Jlin Brown

#15 Jlin Brown

G
6' 5"
First-Year
Connor Parkes

#5 Connor Parkes

G
5' 11"
First-Year
Tommy McMahon

#10 Tommy McMahon

G
6' 0"
First-Year

Players Mentioned

Dan Anderson

#3 Dan Anderson

5' 11"
Senior
G
Chris Downs Jr.

#32 Chris Downs Jr.

6' 5"
Senior
F
Adam Dudzinski

#33 Adam Dudzinski

6' 8"
Senior
F
Jlin Brown

#15 Jlin Brown

6' 5"
First-Year
G
Connor Parkes

#5 Connor Parkes

5' 11"
First-Year
G
Tommy McMahon

#10 Tommy McMahon

6' 0"
First-Year
G