Big Green Drop Nail Biter in Overtime to UIC, 69-68

Sunday, December 8

Chicago, IL / Credit Union 1 Arena

5:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM CT

Dartmouth College

4-4,0-0Ivy League

UIC

5-4,0-1MVC

OT 1

Dartmouth

UIC

Big Green Drop Nail Biter in Overtime to UIC, 69-68

12/8/2024 8:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Callie Cyr

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Dartmouth men's basketball team dropped a nail biter in overtime, 69-68, to UIC on Sunday afternoon from Credit Union 1 Arena.

A second chance three-pointer from Ryan Cornish with 2.6 seconds left tied the game 66-66 and sent it to overtime but the Flames prevailed. Cornish finished the game with a team leading 15 points.

The Big Green's record falls to 4-4 (0-0 Ivy League) and UIC's improves to 5-4 (0-1 MVC). 

Score: UIC 69, Dartmouth 68
Records: Dartmouth (4-4, 0-0 Ivy League), UIC (5-4, 0-1 MVC) 
Location: Chicago, Ill. (Credit Union 1 Arena) 
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

UP NEXT:

The Big Green continue the road trip when they travel to play Notre Dame on Wednesday, Dec. 11 with a 7 p.m. tip.

FIRST HALF: 

The game began with dunks on back-to-back possessions from Jayden Williams and Romeo Myrthil but five three pointers for the Flames in the next five minutes gave them a 19-10 lead with 15:54 left in the half.
An 11-2 Big Green run midway through the first half tied the game at 25-25. Four points by Haskins on a successful and one from beyond the arc tied the game with under 10 minutes remaining.
UIC regained a five-point lead but a scoring drought for UIC of 5:20 and 11 unanswered points for Dartmouth put them on top, 36-30. Nine of those points were scored on two consecutive three-pointers from Brandon Mitchell-Day and one from Cornish.
UIC ended the half scoring six to Dartmouth's three, but the Big Green held the lead, 39-36, into halftime.

SECOND HALF:

Seven minutes into the half, Williams had a massive dunk to put the Big Green up by six, 48-42.
A 10-2 run by the Flames allowed them to take back a 54-52 lead with 8:28 remaining but a dunk from Mitchell-Day and a three pointer from Cameron McNamee put the Big Green back up, 59-54.
With just over five minutes left, UIC scored seven quick points to jump ahead 61-59.
In the final three minutes, Dartmouth scored four and held UIC to two, making the game a one possession differential, 66-63.
Cornish drained a three from the corner with 2.6 seconds left to tie the game 66-66 off an amazing effort assist from Mitchell-Day.

OVERTIME:

Just over halfway through the overtime period, UIC held a 69-68 lead with neither team scoring in over three minutes.
That scored stayed and UIC came away with the win, 69-68.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

During the second scoring drought of the first half for UIC, the Big Green held them from a field goal for 5:45.
The game was back and forth, seeing 11 lead changes and four ties.
The overtime period only saw five total points, all coming in the first two minutes.