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ALBANY, N.Y. – Junior guard Adam Anderson knocked down a 15-foot jumper from the left baseline at the buzzer to allow The College of Saint Rose to triumphantly cap Senior Night with a 75-73 victory versus American International this evening.
 
Both squads had chances to win it in the final 30 seconds after the Yellow Jackets (9-19/3-11 NE10) junior guard Jordan Vidal sank a pair of free throws to tie the game for only the second time, 73-73.
 
The Golden Knights (6-22/3-16 NE10) then turned the ball over on a shot clock violation with 1.2 seconds remaining. However, American International handed it right back to them after their attempted long inbounds pass ricocheted off the ceiling. Senior guard Michael Wearne then inbounded the ball to Anderson, who calmly sank the game-winning jumper as time expired.
 
"I'm very proud of this group. We have grown throughout the course of the year and continued to get better every day. It was great to end the season on a high note and get ready to build for the future. Adam hit an unbelievable shot and it was great to send our lone senior (Michael Wearne) out with a win," said head coach Mike Perno.
 
Sophomore forward Sekou Sylla wrapped up his outstanding season with his nation leading 20th "double-double" of the year. Freshman swing Cartier Bowman registered his fifth such feat. Sylla led five Saint Rose players in twin figures scoring with 18 points to go with 15 rebounds, while Bowman finished with 13 points and 12 boards. Anderson and senior guard Michael Wearne scored 14 apiece, while freshman forward Josh McGettigan added 11. Wearne also handed out a game-high six assists.
 
Senior forward Trevaun Hyatt tossed in 16 points, while senior swing Zekiah Owens contributed 14 points and nine rebounds to pace the Yellow Jackets (9-19/3-11 NE10).
 
The Golden Knights appeared to be in pretty good shape most of the evening. They led for all but two minutes and generated their largest cushon of 11 points, 65-54, with 8:13 remaining after McGettigan knocked down a 3-pointer. However, American International took off on a 14-6 run that cut its deficit to three, 71-68, with 2:38 showing on the clock. After Saint Rose came up empty, junior guard Shyheim Hicks canned a trey that tied the contest for the first time, 71-71, with 1:57 to go.
 
Both teams then made a pair of free throws to set the stage for the wild finish.

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Notes: Wearne was honored during a pregame ceremony…Anderson established himself as the 34th player in program annals to reach the 1,000 point mark this evening…He now has 1,010 for his career…Sylla stands second in the nation with an NE10 leading 11.6 rebounds per game…He is  second in the conference behind a 21.9 scoring average…Anderson closed out the season with a 14.9 points per game while Bowman averaged 10.7 ppg and 7.3 rpg…He is atop the NE10 with a 57.1 field goal percentage (116-for-203)…Saint Rose alum and longtime PA announcer Jim Malone was also honored in recognition of his final night on the mike.

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