ORANGE — Two Division I games came down to free throws during Wednesday’s Orange Recreation Association 3-on-3 basketball league action.
Wisconsin failed to convert on free throws, losing to Kansas, while UCLA and Arizona went back and forth, with the game coming down to the last shot. The results of each game are as follows:
There is a reason players practice free throws and Wednesday proved it for Wisconsin.
After scoring in its final two possessions to bring the game to free throws, Wisconsin went 1-for-5 on free-throw attempts, losing 62-60.
If a game is within five points at its conclusion, both teams shoot free throws in a final attempt to decide the game’s outcome.
Down by seven, 62-55, with 22 seconds left in the game, Wisconsin used layups from Aden Santana and Aydan Sevigny to pull within three, 62-59.
After time expired, Wisconsin stepped up to shoot its free throws. Micalyn Mailloux, who took her team’s second attempt at the line, netted her team’s lone freebie.
Wisconsin was down by 20 within the final three minutes. Down 60-40, Wisconsin strung together 15 straight points to pull the game within five at 60-55. Cecilio Sanchez contributed eight points during that span.
Kansas pulled ahead, 20-19, on a jumper by Jake Tenney midway through the game. Tenney’s jumper put his team up for good, going up 24-19 and then later using a 10-point run to go up 48-32.
Tenney, Lucas Isrow and Colin Adams each contributed 16 points — the maximum allowed — for Kansas. Jakob Carron contributed 14 points.
Sanchez contributed 16 points, the maximum for each Winsconsin player. Santana contributed 15 points, while Mailloux and Sevigny each contributed nine points.
After 18 lead changes, eight coming in the final four minutes, Wednesday’s game between UCLA and Arizona came down to free throws, in which UCLA connected on three attempts to win 46-45.
With four minutes to go, Arizona went up 36-35 thanks to a jumper from Luke Melanson. Melanson’s shot sparked a succession of back-and-forth shooting, exchanging leads until Arizona held a 42-41 advantage with time expiring. On UCLA’s final possession, Noaha Chabot connected on a mid-range jumper to put his team up 43-42 going into free throws.
Melanson and Kyle Notre connected on their attempts, while Matt Lyesiuk connected on one of two attempts to put Arizona up 45-43.
Needing to connect on three out of five attempts, Delaney Parker and Chabot both connect, while Deven Patch connected on UCLA’s final attempt to win 46-45.
UCLA held a 31-24 advantage in the later parts of the game. Arizona then went on a 12-4 run to go on to 36-35.
Up until that point, no team held a lead larger than three points.
Chabot and Cole Johnson shared a team-high 10 points for UCLA. Aiden Lupien contributed 11 points, while Patch contributed eight points, Parker six and Milo Troisi one.
Lyesiuk had a team-high 17 points for Arizona. Melanson contributed eight points, while Notre contributed eight.
In a one-point game, Dartmouth came out on top, defeating Princeton 44-43.
Lucas Isrow contributed a team-high 15 points for Dartmouth. Kyle Notre contributed 13 points, while Cam Gadarowski contributed 10 points and Daniel Finch six points.
Hunter Martin had a team-high 13 points for Princeton. Owen Carl contributed 12 points, while Morgan Softic contributed 10 points and David Johnson had eight.
Kyle Notre and Will Barnes combined for 30 points on Wednesday, helping Yale defeat Penn, 50-43.
Notre and Barnes had 15 points each. Alivia Patch, Dylan Young and Joshua Jenks each contributed six points for Yale, while Jack Knetchel contributed two.
Penn received solid performances from its four players, but fell eight points short of the win. Obi Eaton had a team-high 12 points, while Paige Gadarowski contributed 11 points. Cam Gadarowski and Noah Rich contributed 10 points each.
A consistent attack by Amherst led to a 40-34 win over Hamilton on Wednesday.
Issa Nahayo had a team-high 12 points for Amherst. Nathan Griffith followed up with 10 points, while Gavin Young and Matthew Vitello each contributed six points. Dylan Young contributed four points and Henriette Niyibizi contributed two.
In Wednesday’s game, Hamilton had three players that contributed at least 10 points. Derek Collins contributed a team-high 14, while Bradley Coleman and Julia Hatch contributed 10 points each.
Cole Johnson and Colin Adams led the offense for Harvard, defeating Brown 52-50.
Johnson and Adams each netted 14 points, the maximum a player could net. Kaden Vescovi contributed eight points in the win.
Will Barnes netted 14 points, while Hunter Martin netted 12 to lead Texas to a 44-36 win over BC.
Sebastian Shaw contributed a team-high 18 points for BC, but Shaw’s contributions could not lead his team past Texas. Daesean Watson netted eight points for BC, while Courtney Paige netted six.
Both teams played consistent, but Duke was able to come out on top, 48-35 over Kentucky.
Jayden Softic and Owen Carl led Duke with a team-high 12 points. Eli Gonzalez contributed 11 points, while Morgan Softic contributed eight points, Alivia Patch six points, and Damien Harris four.
Hailie Meeker led Kentucky with 12 points. Cathal Davis contributed 10, while Daesean Watson contributed eight points, Charlie Anderson four points, Cameron Gadarowski four points and Paige Gadarowski one.
Morgan Softic contributed a team-high 12 points to lead Trinity over Colby 28-22.
Luan Lopez Baez contributed eight points for Trinity, while Danie Finch contributed six points. Ella Reeves contributed two points.
Hunter Brooks led Colby with eight points. Lian Lopez Baez contributed six points, while Evan Quigley contributed four points. Lysander Lopez Baez and Freeland Ringer contributed two points each.