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By Eric Stock
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Jack Daly hit a free-throw line jumper with 1.6 seconds to lead Middlebury College to a 77-75 upset of No. 18 Illinois Wesleyan in the first round of the Tournament of Heroes at the Sports and Recreation Center at Staten Island.
Illinois Wesleyan rallied with a 6-0 run in the final seconds capped by a Jaylen Beasley layup before Daly’s game winner.
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Trevor Seibring led IWU in scoring with 17 points, but fouled out of the game after receiving a technical foul late in the second half.
Wesleyan jumped out to a 37-25 lead in the second half before the Panthers (8-1) outscored IWU 17-6 in the final 5:18 of the half to draw within 43-42 at the break.Middlebury followed that up with a 12-3 run to start the second half.
Brady Rose added 16 points for the Titans who committed 21 turnovers in falling to 8-3 (1-2 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin).
The Titans will play for third place against Bridgewater, (Va.). at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The Eagles lost to host Staten Island, 71-57, on Thursday.
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