WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Senior Calvin Chandler (Lake Worth, Fla./Park Vista) posted a career-high 24 points and sophomore Darius Dangerfield (Abington, Md./Harford Tech) added 18 to help the Lycoming College men's basketball team cut an 18-point first-half deficit to five late in the second, but Haverford College was able to prevail, 82-64, in the consolation game of the Louis Fleming Basinger Memorial Tournament on Jan. 5, in Lamade Gym.
 
In the championship game, Misericordia beat Penn State Abington, 78-67. Misericordia's Tony Harding was named tournament MVP after posting 23 points, on 3-of-5 shooting from three, and adding 7 assists in the title game.
 
After trailing 50-32 at halftime, Dangerfield and Chandler caught fire from the floor, leading the Warriors on a 15-6 run to cut the Fords lead to single-digits for the first time since the 5:01 mark in the first period. During the run, Dangerfield was 3-of-3 from the floor for eight points and Chandler added six. A Chandler three cut the Fords lead to 69-64 with 4:25 remaining, but a 3-pointer out of a timeout helped Haverford close the game on a 13-0 run. 
 
Chandler was named to the All-Tournament team following his 24-point, nine-rebound performance, as he averaged 14.5 points and 10.0 rebounds during the two games. Dangerfield finished with a game-high seven assists for the second straight game and was 3-of-6 from behind the arc. Junior Ryan Hollis (Centreville, Md./Saints Peters & Paul) had career-highs in points (4), rebounds (4) and steals (2) off the bench for the Warriors.
 
Chandler scored the first six points for the Warriors, giving them their only lead of the first half, 6-5. The Fords countered with a 9-0 run to make the score 14-6 with 14:41 to go. The Warriors remained within striking distance over the next eight minutes before Dangerfield drilled a three to cut the Fords lead to 22-18 with 9:31 left in the period. Haverford outscored the Warriors 28-16 the remainder of the period to head into the break holding an 18-point lead.
 
All-Tournament team member Joe Scibelli led the Fords with a double-double, finishing with game-highs in points (20) and rebounds (15). Joe Hartman added 15 points and eight rebounds.
 
The Warriors are back in Lamade Gym on Wednesday night, Jan. 9 when they host MAC Commonwealth foe Alvernia at 6 p.m.