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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (January 18, 2013) – The Vassar College men's basketball team held a solid 13-point lead against Skidmore College Friday night in Liberty League action, but behind three 3-pointers from Tanner Brooks in the second half, the Thoroughbreds came from behind to defeat the Brewers 64-59.

With 15:36 remaining in the second half, Skidmore went on a 22-11 run, coming from a deficit of 44-33 in favor of Vassar to tie the score 55-55 with 5:35 remaining. Brooks hit all three of his 3-pointers during that ten-minute span.

The tough loss sets the Brewers to 5-9 and 1-4 in Liberty League play. Vassar will next host No. 2 Union College tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 pm. The Thoroughbreds' win brings them to 10-5 and 4-2 in League action. Skidmore will stay in the Hudson Valley for tomorrow's game at Bard College at 4:00 pm.

Skidmore went on a 9-4 run after tying the game. Sophomore forward Alex Snyder hit a layup with 3:11 remaining, bringing the Brewers within three points of tying the 60-57 game. Snyder brought Vassar within one point after he grabbed an offensive board for the tip-in with 0:19 left. Skidmore's Connor Merrill and Aldin Medenjanin hit a pair of free throws each to wrap up the game.

After taking a seven-point, 16-9 lead in the first half off a 3-pointer from junior guard Sam Rappaport, the Brewers extended their lead with a 16-10 run with 3:12 left in the first half for their largest lead of the game, 32-19.

The Brewers were able to not only outscore Skidmore in the first half, but they scored while taking huge chunks of time out of the clock. Freshman guard Erikson Wasyl started the 16-10 run with the time expiring on the shot clock. He drove past two Thoroughbred defenders and attempted a layup that hit the rim with :01 left on the clock. He grabbed his own missed shot for the easy put-back jumper inside of the paint.

Vassar averaged 24 seconds on each possession. The Brewers held the lead for 32 of the 40 minutes of play.

Skidmore's Medenjanin marked the game-high score with 20 points and led two other Thoroughbred players in double-figure scoring. The Brewers had four players in double-digits, led by junior forward John Donnelly (15) and followed by Wasyl, sophomore guard Curtis Smith and Snyder who all had 11 points. Snyder pulled in the most rebounds with nine.