HOBOKEN, N.J. (December 10, 2023) - Graduate student Conor Coffey scored a season-high 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, but it wasn't enough as the Stevens Institute of Technology men's basketball team lost in overtime to Middlebury 84-77 Sunday afternoon inside Canavan Arena.

The loss ends a seven-game winning streak for the Ducks (7-2), who drop their first contest since the season opener. It was the first overtime game for Stevens this season, who went 2-0 in overtime last year. Stevens falls to 1-2 all-time against the Panthers. Middlebury improves to 5-6 on the year.

After going down 7-6 to open the game, Stevens went on a 6-0 run to take an early 12-7 lead. Graduate student Stephen Braunstein scored four of the six points on the run while Coffey added two. The Panthers followed with their own 6-0 spurt, but then Ducks scored nine-straight points to go up eight. On this run, graduate student Tommy McGuire hammered a dunk while sophomore Matt Leming buried a three. Middlebury answered that Stevens run with eight-straight of their own. With 2:20 on the clock, Braunstein hit a three that cut the Stevens deficit down to three at 29-26. First-year Xander Singh made the last bucket of the half, as Middlebury maintained a 31-28 advantage at the break.

To open the second half, the two teams kept throwing punches but neither was able to gain separation. At the 12:34 mark, first-year Kyle Maddison drilled a three-pointer to make the score 41-40 in favor of Middlebury. The Panthers then made two free throws but Sinh made a basket at the other end to get Stevens back within one. With 7:48 remaining, Middlebury went up by nine. The Ducks were able to score seven-straight points following the run, as they tied the game at 54. Sinh scored four while junior Jack Spellman made three free throws. Spellman would score the next five points for the Ducks, with three coming at the line, as Stevens led 59-58 with 2:18 to go. Stevens led 62-59 with 28 seconds to go, but Middlebury would score to get within one. Coffey then went 1-2 at the line while Middlebury would make a layup with three seconds remaining to tie things up and force overtime.

The Panthers never trailed in overtime en route to victory. They would score the first five before McGuire got the Ducks on the board to make a three point game. That was the closest Stevens would be the rest of the way, as the Panthers snuck out a 84-77 victory over the Ducks.

Top Performers

• Coffey also added two assists.
• Spellman scored 15 points and added six rebounds.
• Singh tallied 14 points and grabbed six rebounds.
• Braunstein scored 13 points and had a team-high eight rebounds.
• McGuire scored six points and added four boards.
• Stevens shot 43.5 percent (30-69) from the field and 23.8 percent (5-21) from three. The Ducks also went 12-22 (54.5%) from the line.

The Opponent

• Noah Osher had a game-high 34 points. He also had six assists.
• David Brennan secured 14 rebounds.
• Tristan Joseph scored 14 points.
• Middlebury shot 42.7 percent (32-75) from the field and 25.0 percent (6-24) from three. They also went 14-21 from the free throw line (66.7%).

Around the MAC Freedom

• FDU-Florham 57, Penn College 111 F/WED
• Arcadia 51, Marymount 81 F/WED
• Lebanon Valley 52, Stevenson 72 F/WED
• DeSales 80, Baruch 61 F/WED
• Penn State Abington 60, Delaware Valley 81 F/WED
• Cabrini 56, Misericordia 96 F/WED
• Misericordia 77, New Paltz 89 F/FRI
• Washington College (Md.) 59, Delaware Valley 61 F/SAT
• Neumann 66, Lebanon Valley 72 F/SAT
• Shenandoah 76, Arcadia 65 F/SAT
• Centenary 80, FDU-Florham 67 F/SAT
• York 63, DeSales 95 F/SAT
• Marywood 86, King's 91

Up Next: The Ducks return to the court on December 29 as they host Amherst at 1 p.m. in the Stevens Men's Basketball Holiday Tournament. WPI and Gettysburg will also be participating, with championship and consolation games taking place the following day. The Ducks are 0-1 all-time against Amherst. Links for live stats and video are posted to stevensducks.com