RELEASE DATE: 2/09/08

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mansfield men lose 95-92 heartbreaker in OT – Ryan Callahan scores career-high 30 points

 Box Score

MANSFFIELD – Chris Greene banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime but Charlie Parker scored eight of his 25 points in overtime to lead Millersville to a 95-92 thriller in a PSAC East game Saturday afternoon at Decker Gymnasium.

Greene, who moments before missed the back end of two free throws that would have tied the game, banked in a 3-pointer as time expired in regulation capping a Mansfield comeback after they trailed by as much as 62-51 with 7:28 remaining in the game.

Mansfield, which had won all four overtime games this season, scored the first two points in overtime on a layup by Brandon Lawley before Brannon Burnett hit back-to-back 3-pointers over a thirty second span for an 82-76 lead with 3:04 to play.

Millersville increased its lead to 88-80 with 1:13 left before Mansfield came roaring back keyed by two Chris Greene 3-pointers and a layup to cut the lead to 91-88 with 29 seconds to play.

Mansfield pulled to 93-92 on a pair of Lawley free throws with seven seconds to go. Brannon Burnett hit two free throws for Millersville a second later but this time Greene couldn’t get off a 3-pointer before time expired.

Ryan Callahan came of the bench to score a game high 30 points while Greene scored 24points including 10 points in overtime. John Hampton added 16 points and Brandon Lawley 11 points and eight rebounds.

Parker led five Millersville players in double figures with 25 points with Reggie Bates scored 22.

It was the fifth overtime game for the Mountaineers this season including four of the last five home games.

The Mountaineers will host Kutztown in a key PSAC East game Wednesday night.

Newspaper Box Score

Millersville University vs Mansfield University

02-09-08 3:00 pm at Decker Gymnasium

At Decker Gymnasium

MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY 95, MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY 92

MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY (16-6 (5-2))

PARKER, Charlie 7-12 9-10 25; BATES, Reggie 8-19 4-7 22; BURNETT, Brannon

2-7 6-8 12; MILES, RayQuan 5-8 1-5 11; BROWN, Bernard 4-10 3-3 11; BRAY,

Cory 2-8 1-2 7; STIBBINS, Makal 1-3 1-2 3; HENDERSON, Lenny 0-2 2-2 2;

AHMETOVIC, Alen 1-1 0-0 2; BAUERMASTER, Zac 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-72 27-39

95.

MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY (15-7 (3-4))

CALLAHAN, Ryan 10-21 4-5 30; GREENE, Chris 7-14 6-8 24; HAMPTON, John 7-11

0-2 16; LAWLEY, Brandon 4-10 3-4 11; PENDER, Chris 1-3 3-5 6; CARR, Yuseff

1-4 1-5 3; HILL, Kevin 0-5 2-4 2; LUARASI, Dhimitri 0-1 0-0 0; CORNELL, Seth

0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-70 19-34 92.

Millersville University.......   40   34   21  -   95

Mansfield University..........   40   34   18  -   92

3-point goals-Millersville University 8-23 (BURNETT, Brannon 2-4; BATES,

Reggie 2-5; PARKER, Charlie 2-5; BRAY, Cory 2-7; BAUERMASTER, Zac 0-2),

Mansfield University 13-33 (CALLAHAN, Ryan 6-12; GREENE, Chris 4-8; HAMPTON,

John 2-5; PENDER, Chris 1-3; HILL, Kevin 0-5). Fouled out--Millersville

University-PARKER, Charlie; BROWN, Bernard, Mansfield University-HAMPTON,

John; PENDER, Chris. Rebounds-Millersville University 48 (MILES, RayQuan

11), Mansfield University 46 (CARR, Yuseff 10). Assists-Millersville

University 26 (MILES, RayQuan 6; PARKER, Charlie 6; BATES, Reggie 6),

Mansfield University 19 (GREENE, Chris 6). Total fouls-Millersville

University 26, Mansfield University 27. A-1003