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Men's Basketball vs. Trine
Lynne Powe
Pictured, Orion Yant
67
Winner Hope College HOPE 7-6, 2-0
65
The Univ. of Olivet OLIVET 4-9, 1-1
Winner
Hope College HOPE
7-6, 2-0
67
Final
65
The Univ. of Olivet OLIVET
4-9, 1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Hope College HOPE 36 31 67
The Univ. of Olivet OLIVET 36 29 65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Alan Babbitt

Men's Basketball Holds On for Thrilling Victory at Olivet

The Hope College men's basketball team emerged triumphant from a second frantic finish in the opening four days of MIAA play, winning at Olivet University 67-65 on Saturday.

The Flying Dutchmen, who defeated Trine University 82-80 on Wednesday, are one of two teams to open league play with two wins, matching Calvin University.

Junior Parker Hovey (Shelby, Michigan/Hart) led the Orange and Blue with a career-high 33 points, shooting 60% from the field (12 of 20).

Hovey also added seven rebounds and a career-high-tying six assists in 36 minutes.

Hope, which trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half, took the lead for good at 65-63 on a layup by sophomore Orion Yant (Zeeland, Michigan/Zeeland West) with 42 seconds remaining.

After Olivet split a pair of free throws with 15 seconds left, the Comets (4-9, 1-1 MIAA) fouled sophomore Brendan Cargill (Grand Rapids, Michigan/Forest Hills Central) four seconds later. Cargill made both free throws to extend the Flying Dutchmen's lead to 67-64.

Hope (7-6 overall) then elected to foul, and Olivet again split at the line with seven seconds remaining to pull within two points.

The Comets fouled quickly after the inbounds, sending Yant to the line. He missed his first attempt but made the second. Yant finished second on the team with eight points.

Olivet rushed up the court, where a last-second shot by Porter Kretschman rolled off the rim as time expired. Nathan Richardson led four Comets in double figures with 13 points.

Hope's next game is Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. at home against Adrian College at DeVos Fieldhouse.
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