Bengals Pull Out Victory in Down to Wire Finish
The University of Maine at Fort Kent Bengals took on in-state rival, the University of Maine at Augusta, on Wednesday evening at a neutral site game in Unity, Maine. In what was a battle of attrition throughout, with eight ties and eight lead changes, the Bengals were able to pull ahead by five late in the game. However, a couple of costly turnovers, one of which led to a fast-break layup and a foul for Augusta, put the Fighting Moose up by one with 21 seconds to go. Coach Bird took a timeout and drew up a game-winning play, which led to Chance Cole finding Kwame Oduro wide-open in the corner for the game-winning shot. Augusta, with only a few seconds to go, was not able to get a shot off. The Bengals won 78-76 and their record advances to 2-3. They head South next for a long trip to Georgia and Florida, where they will take on some of the top NAIA teams in the nation. Chance Cole was a star, pouring in 30 points to go along with 11 rebounds.