SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The No. 10 Swarthmore College men's basketball team continued to roll through their Centennial Conference schedule with their 12th straight victory in a 63-61 effort over Ursinus College on Wednesday night. The Garnet improved to 9-0 in the conference as they swept through the first half of their Centennial schedule. 

The Garnet kept themselves in the game to overcome a poor shooting night. Despite trailing for the majority of the second half, Swarthmore took a late lead against the Bears before Michael Caprise provided the game-winning bucket with three seconds remaining. 

George Visconti led the way with 17 points, while adding some crucial buckets in the second half. Caprise and Vinny DeAngelo also scored in double figures with 14 and 12, respectively. Caprise added nine rebounds with three assists and two steals in a well-rounded game for the junior. 



HOW IT HAPPENED
- Visconti and the Bears traded three-pointers to open the contest in a tightly-contested opening. George Corzine gave the Garnet their first lead with a layup at the 15:47 mark.

- Swarthmore took its largest lead of the half when they went up three points on a Michael Caprise layup with 10:56 left. Ursinus then took the lead with five-straight free throws before expanding their lead to five points on a three-pointer. 

- Ursinus led by as many as eight points in the opening stanza. The Garnet chipped away at the end of the half with a 16-9 run in the last five minutes. Eddie Paquette helped spark the run with a three-pointer, while DeAngelo cut the team's deficit to three points with another triple from long range. The Garnet pulled within one point at the intermission after a pair of Caprise free throws to end the opening half, 34-33.

- The Bears held a lead for the majority of the second half, but the Garnet were able to stay within striking distance. Cal Hanson tied the game with a three-pointer early in the second half, but Ursinus quickly answered and retook the lead. The Bears expanded their lead to six points at the 15:26 mark.

- Hanson conitnues to hit big buckets for the Garnet as he helped pull Swarthmore within one point with a three at the 7:23 mark. The Bears were able to keep the Garnet at a distance until DeAngelo sank a pair of free throws with 2:21 left to take the lead, 59-58.

- Ursinus would retake the lead with a three-pointer with 1:43 left. However, Visconti answered at the other end with a jumper to tie the game at 61-61. With three seconds remaining in regulation, the Garnet executed perfectly on their offensive possession as DeAngelo connected with a wide open Caprise for the game-winning layup. 

GARNET LEADERS
Points - Visconti 17, Caprise 14, DeAngelo 12 
Assists - DeAngelo 5
Rebounds - Caprise 9
Steals - Visconti, Caprise, Chapman 2

UP NEXT
The Garnet (15-1, 9-0) close out their three-game homestand versus Dickinson College on Saturday. Fans are encouraged to bring any new or lightly-used shoes to contribute to the men's basketball team's A2S shoe collection.