Sports
Teresa Lattanzio / The Dartmouth Staff
In the final moments of what was shaping up to be another tough loss for Dartmouth's men's basketball squad (7-8, 1-1 Ivy), the Big Green performed a minor miracle, taking down the University of New Hampshire (4-12) 65-60 in overtime on Tuesday night.
Down double-digits with just a few seconds left in play against the confident Wildcats, the Big Green assumed a new identity, furiously rallying to tie the game on a jump shot from Alex Barnett '09 with 1.3 seconds left in regulation play, before winning the game in overtime.
The impressive upset victory follows on the heels of the team's big win against Harvard last week.
After the game, the coaching staff made no attempt to hide its excitement.
"[Head] coach [Terry] Dunn told the team that this was a defining moment for this team and for the basketball program," assistant coach Shay Berry said.
The Dartmouth team began the contest with intensity, showing no signs of letting up after a strong performance in their previous game.
An early three by DeVon Mosley '09 and an alley-oop slam dunk from Barnett on an assist from co-captain Johnathan Ball '08 helped the Big Green build a commanding 16-6 lead.