Manchester, N.H. – Osbel Caraballo made a go-ahead lay-up with 2:39 left as sixth-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas College overcame a 19-point deficit to record a 61-59 win over the third-seeded Le Moyne College men's basketball team in the NCAA Championships East Region quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon at Saint Anselm College's Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.
With the loss, the Dolphins finish the season at 18-10.
Junior forward
Tom Brown (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) led the Dolphins offensively with 17 points, including 10 in the second half. Senior forward
C.J. Asuncion-Byrd (Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich/St. Thomas More/Gannon) recorded 12 points, including seven in the first half, and five rebounds in his final collegiate game. Junior forward
Kobi Nwandu (York, Pa./Northeastern York/East Stroudsburg) scored 10 points, including eight in the first half, and grabbed five rebounds.
Caraballo was one of two Spartans to score in double digits by recording 17 points, 12 of which came in the first half, while adding six rebounds. Demetre Roberts tallied 11 of his 13 points in the second half.