The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team lost its second straight game and for the third time in four games on Sunday as the Chargers dropped a 74-68 decision to Wells in Aurora, N.Y. The loss drops the Chargers to 7-10 overall this season and 7-5 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play. The Express improved to 12-6 overall and 9-2 in conference play.

How it Happened: The Chargers quickly put Saturday's tough loss behind them and opened Sunday's game on a 7-1 run capped by sophomore Jason Kuntzelman's 3-pointer 1:24 into the contest. Wells worked its way back into the game and the teams began a back-and-forth that would last the rest of the game. With the game tied at 28-28, junior Bill Livezey knocked down a jumper with 3:54 left in the half to give the Chargers the lead. 

Livezey's jumper began a 7-0 run that ended with senior Javon Cole's three-point play. Cole stole the ball, raced down the floor and converted the layup and adjoining free throw to give the Chargers a 35-28 advantage. Lancaster Bible continued to lead and Herbie Brown's free throws with 33 seconds left gave the Chargers a 40-35 lead they would carry into halftime.

For all that went Lancaster Bible's way to begin the first half, it was Wells who had immediate success in the second half as the Express opened the half on a 7-0 run over the first 2:10 and took a 42-40 lead on two free throws from Vaughndell Brantley. Freshman Brett Cataudella tied it for Lancaster Bible two possessions later, but the Express took off again and used a 10-0 run over just a 1:57 to take a 52-42 advantage with 15:01 to play.

Wells would grow its lead to as many as 11, but Lancaster Bible slowly chipped away its deficit and a pair of Herbie Brown free throws with 6:18 remaining cut the Wells' lead to just one, 63-62. Brown tied the game at 65 just over three minutes later as he hit one-of-two with 2:49 to play.

Herbie Brown was at it again a minute later as his three-point play knotted the game at 68 with 1:45 remaining. Unfortunately for the Chargers, the three-point play would be Lancaster Bible's final points of the contest as Wells scored on its next two possessions and the Chargers came up empty. Rich Ross sealed the win with two free throws with 13 seconds remaining, sending the Chargers home from a New York weekend winless.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 35.5 percent (22-of-62) from the field, but just 4-of-23 from beyond the arc...Wells shot 51 percent (26-of-51) from the floor and 9-of-23 from 3-point range...Herbie Brown led the Chargers with 15 points and six rebounds, while Cataudella had 11 points and nine rebounds...Freshman Luke Beers was the third and final player in double figures for the Chargers with 10 points and three boards...Cole added nine points on 3-of-3 shooting, including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc...Quentin Davis and Livezey each had six points...Ross had 31 points and nine rebounds to lead Wells.

The Coach Says: "We played much more like a unit today," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Zach Filzen said. "We made some plays and played tough together. Ross made a few plays down the stretch and he's as good as they get in this conference. We missed a few chances in the final minutes, but we were right there and can learn some good things from today."

On the remaining games this season: "We have eight regular season games left and we still have time to get it going," Filzen said. "We've been in almost every game this season, we've just got to find ways to win. We need to shoot the ball better and pay attention to details on both ends of the floor."

On Monday's practice prior to Tuesday's tilt with St. Elizabeth: "We need to have a good practice on Monday, focus and pay attention to detail," Filzen said. "There is a direct correlation for this team between good practices and good games and bad practices and bad games. We need to have a good practice on Monday."

Information Hodge Podge: Sunday marked the first time in program history the Chargers lost to Wells as Lancaster Bible is now 6-1 all-time against the Express...Lancaster Bible is 4-5 on the road this season and 4-6 overall away from Horst Athletic Center...The 4-of-23 performance from 3-point range is the second-worst mark of the season for the Chargers, who shot an abysmal 3-of-35 in a loss to Gallaudet earlier this season...Lancaster Bible was 20-of-27 from the free throw line on Sunday, marking just the second time this season the Chargers have made 20 or more free throws in a game...The other came on Jan. 12 in a victory at St. Elizabeth.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible returns home on Tuesday to host St. Elizabeth at 7:30 p.m.