The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team wrapped up its regular season schedule on Saturday as the Chargers defeated SUNY Cobleskill, 68-63 in Cobleskill, N.Y. The victory propels the Chargers to 12-13 overall this season and to a 12-8 finish in NEAC play. The Tigers finish their season with a 4-21 overall mark and a 4-14 record in conference play. 

Lancaster Bible finished second in the NEAC South Division behind NEAC Regular Season Champion Gallaudet and the Chargers will host Bryn Athyn on Tuesday at 8 p.m. The Lions finished in third place in the NEAC South Division as they won the tie-breaker over Penn St. Abington. Lancaster Bible defeated Bryn Athyn twice this season, but both wins are by a combined four points.

How it Happened: The teams traded baskets over the first few minutes, thought SUNY Cobleskill claimed a 14-8 lead after a layup from Quincey Miller with 14:31 to play in the first. The Tigers would eventually lead by as many as seven, 20-13, but Lancaster Bible used a 9-0 run to grab its first lead of the contest with 9:22 left in the first half. Senior Javon Cole knocked down a 3-pointer during the run, while sophomore Quentin Davis had four points, including the jumper that gave Lancaster Bible the lead.

The game slowed in the final nine minutes of the first half as the teams combined for just 17 more points. Davis drained another jumper with 2:42 remaining to give the Chargers a four-point lead, but the Tigers' knocked down Joel Costello three of four free throw attempts late in the half to cut Lancaster Bible's lead to 30-29 heading into halftime.

The Chargers opened the second half on a 6-0 run as freshman Brett Cataudella scored the team's first four points of the half. SUNY Cobleskill kept the game close and tied the contest at 42-42 with 12:55 remaining. The game once again settled into a back-and-forth as every possession proved important for each team. Trailing by two, Cataudella converted a layup with 5:27 to play to knot the game at 56-56, and the Chargers tied the game again less than two minutes later on a layup from freshman Luke Beers.

Davis gave Lancaster Bible a 60-58 lead a possession later and Beers drained a 3-pointer on the next possession to extend the Chargers' lead to five with 2:30 remaining. Lancaster Bible led by one with under a minute to play and junior Herbie Brown drew a foul sank both free throws to restore the team's three-point lead. SUNY Cobleskill tried to the game, but managed just one shot attempt over its last two possessions and Beers converted a pair of free throws with one second remaining to put the game away.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 51 percent (26-of-51) from the floor, but just 3-of-13 from 3-point range...SUNY Cobleskill shot 40.4 percent (23-of-57) from the field and 6-of-24 from beyond the arc...Cataudella finished with 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting, while Davis had 15 points and five rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting...Herbie Brown had 11 points and four assists and Beers added eight points...Costello finished with a game-high 23 points for the Tigers.

The Coach Says: "It was ugly, but we found a way to grit this win out," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Zach Filzen said. "We executed well against their zone down the stretch and it's good to get a win to close the regular season and make sure we enter the playoffs on a positive note. Now we need to refocus for Tuesday by getting rest on Sunday and having a good practice on Monday."

Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 7-1 all-time against SUNY Cobleskill...The lone loss came in the 2015 NEAC Final...Lancaster Bible has won 12 conference games or more for four straight seasons...The Chargers finished the regular season 6-9 away from Horst Athletic Center...Lancaster Bible shot over 50 percent from the floor for the eighth time this season and improved to 7-1 when doing so.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible hosts Bryn Athyn on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the NEAC Quarterfinals...The Chargers defeated Bryn Athyn, 68-65 in overtime in Bryn Athyn, Pa. in January and then took down the Lions, 74-73 on Feb. 14 at Horst Athletic Center.