ELMIRA, N.Y. (February 13, 2015) – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's basketball team dropped a 67-64 heartbreaker at Elmira College Friday night, falling to 6-7 in the Empire 8 and 10-12 overall.
 
Elmira improves to 8-13 and 5-7 in the Empire 8.
 
Trailing 63-58 with 1:53 left, Stevens scored four-straight points thanks to a layup from sophomore guard Patrick Barron and two at the line from freshman guard Jayson Winick to get within one with 25 seconds to play.
 
Stevens had to commit four quick fouls to send the Soaring Eagles to the line with 21 seconds left. They hit both and a slam on the next Stevens possession from senior forward Patrick Sabatino pulled the Ducks back within one. Senior forward Neil Randolph hit two more at the stripe to make it a three-point game with 10 ticks to play, and the Ducks called timeout to draw up a play to try and send the game to overtime. On that final play, the guests were unable connect, misfiring on a tough three-pointer as time expired.
 
Stevens jumped out of the to a 5-0 lead 36 seconds in as sophomore guard Patrick Barron canned his first three of the night and Sabatino scored two underneath.
 
Elmira came right back, tying the score at seven behind Randolph, and an 11-all tie turned into a six-point lead for Stevens when sophomore forward Otis Osman found Barron for an open jumper.
 
The Ducks' largest lead of the first came at the 3:16 mark with a layup from Sabatino making the score 24-17, and Stevens took a 28-22 margin into the break.
 
Elmira came back to tie the game at 36 apiece 5:13 into the second stanza and opened a 46-42 margin with a shade over 10 minutes to go. Sabatino scored five points in an 8-0 run to give the Ducks a four-point lead at the 8:24 mark, and the two teams went back-and-forth the rest of the way as Elmira's 63-58 was the largest lead for either side down the stretch.
 
Sabatino was splendid for Stevens, scoring 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting (6-for-6 at the line), adding seven rebounds and six blocked shots to his line. Barron had 18 points with four three-pointers, and senior forward Kenny Gan had six points, seven rebounds and a career-high five steals. Freshman guard Chris Cosgrove tallied a team-high five assists in 16 minutes, and Winick tallied seven points, two boards along with one block, one steal and one assist.
 
Stevens shot 41.2 percent from the field and was 6-for-14 from deep (42.9 percent). The Ducks went 16-for-19 at the line (84.2 percent). Stevens had 12 assists and 11 turnovers, tallying eight total blocks and eight total steals.
 
Elmira held a 31-29 edge on the glass, and dished out 16 assists against 10 turnovers as Randolph led the way with 18 points, five rebounds and two blocks. The Soaring Eagles shot 40.7 percent from the field and went 10-for-24 from deep.
 
Stevens will visit Ithaca College in an Empire 8 game Saturday at 4 p.m. Fans can follow the action live via www.StevensDucks.com.