The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team earned a Senior Day victory on Saturday over Cazenovia in the final second, as freshman Kaleb Murry's layup went through the hoop with 0.8 to play, and the Chargers won, 82-80 at Horst Athletic Center. The victory sends the Chargers to 12-10 overall this season, and 10-3 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Wildcats are now 8-14 overall and 6-7 in conference play.
 
How it Happened: Cazenovia shot well from the field early on, and took an 8-4 lead on a layup from Raishun Richardson 3:21 into the contest. In a first half that featured 25 combined fouls, Lancaster Bible took its first lead of the game at 9-8 on a 3-pointer from Ethan Beachy with 14:45 to play in the first half. The teams exchanged baskets over the next five minutes, and Lancaster Bible led, 21-17 after another 3-pointer from Beachy with 9:30 to play in the half.
 
A 3-pointer from Luke Beers a few possessions later increased Lancaster Bible's lead to 34-23, and the Chargers maintained that lead the rest of the half, and led, 45-34 after 20 minutes of play.
 
The Lancaster Bible grew its lead to 51-36 just 1:51 into the second half on a jumper from Britton Beachy, and the Chargers led, 53-39 a minute later on a layup from William Afoakwah. Cazenovia wouldn't go away however, and embarked on a 16-0 run over the next three minutes, and took a 55-53 lead on a 3-pointer from Lucci Vigliotti.
 
The contest was a back-and-forth affair from that point, and Jordan Shewbridge's 3-pointer with 7:37 to play gave the Chargers a 68-65 advantage. The three from Shewbridge was the first of 13 straight points, and his 3-pointer with 3:21 gave Lancaster Bible a 78-72 lead. The Wildcats came right back with six straight points, and the game was tied at 78-78 with under two minutes to play.
 
Free throws from Britton Beachy gave the Chargers an 80-78 lead with under 90 seconds to play, but Cazenovia tied the game on free throws from Will Cutler with 12 seconds to play. After a timeout, time wound down, and Murry found himself with the ball above the 3-point line with six seconds to play. Murry drove towards the basket, and his up and under layup went through the hoop with 0.8 seconds to play, and Cazenovia's half-court heave wouldn't go, and the Chargers emerged with their third straight victory.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 45 percent (27-of-60) from the field, including 7-of-19 from 3-point range…The Chargers were also 21-of-26 from the free throw line…Cazenovia shot 47.5 percent from the floor, including 10-of-29 from 3-point range…Lancaster Bible outscored Cazenovia, 34-26 I the paint, ad 12-0 in second-chance points…Afoakwah finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Shewbridge had 17 points, all of which came in the second half…Beachy had 10 points, six rebounds, and six assists in 33 minutes…Murry finished with eight points and two assists…Tyler Hilton added seven points and three assists…Will Cutler led five Wildcat players in double figures with 15 points.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 10-1 all-time against Cazenovia…The Wildcats only win in the series came last season in Cazenovia, as the Wildcats won, 87-80…Lancaster Bible caps the regular season with an 8-3 mark at Horst Athletic Center…Afoakwah has five double-doubles this season, including three in his past five games…The 21 made free throws are the third-most in a game for the Chargers this season…After dropping their first two games of the season at Horst Athletic Center, the Chargers went 8-1 the rest of the regular season.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible wraps up NEAC South Division play on Tuesday at Penn St. Abington…Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.