Cheshire Jets (21,48,66) 78 - 77 (16,39,53) Marshall MK Lions

Chez Marks 25

Frank Phifer 14

Shawn Myers 11 

Yorick Williams 30

Robert Youngblood 11

Frank Holmes 10

The Cheshire Jets bounced back from opening night defeat to overcome the Marshall MK Lions by 78-77 with a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Paul Peterson as they snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

Chez Marks led their scoring with 25 points, while Frank Phifer had 14. Yorick Williams led all scorers for the Lions with 30 points, including eight three-pointers, after not missing a shot until the fourth quarter. When asked to comment at the end of the game, Peterson said, “I’m speechless.”

The Jets held an early lead and steadily increased it throughout the first three quarters: 20-16 at the end of the first, 48-39 at the half, and they took a 66-53 lead into the decisive period.

The Lions opened the fourth with a 15-2 burst in the first six minutes, which included a trio of threes from Williams as they restricted the Jets to just two free-throws in that time. That saw the teams tied at 68. Jets scored through Myers and O’Reilly before Williams missed two free-throws, his first missed shots of the game, and the teams entered the last two minutes with the Jets up 72-68.

Trips to the line for Williams and Robert Youngblood meant the Lions tied the game at 72 with less than a minute remaining. With 18 seconds left, James Hamilton received a technical foul and Mike New gave the Lions the lead with 2/2 free-throws, a feat which he repeated after being fouled moments later for a 72-76 lead. With 6 seconds left Marks made a three-pointer, before the Jets fouled Williams. He made 1/2 to make it 75-77 with 3 seconds to go. The Jets got the ball inbounds to Peterson and, from in front of the Lions’ bench, he connected with the buzzer-beating triple that won the game.

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