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Babbitt’s shot at buzzer lifts UNR to win

January 11, 2009 - 10:00 pm
 

RUSTON, La. -- Luke Babbitt hit a game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to lift UNR to a 67-64 win over Louisiana Tech on Saturday.

The Wolf Pack went up 61-51 on Dario Hunt's layup with 3:16 left, but the Bulldogs made a 10-4 run in the next three minutes to tie the score at 64 on a three-point play by Magnum Rolle with 16 seconds remaining.

But Louisiana Tech never got the ball back, and UNR's timeout with 12 seconds left set the stage for Babbitt's game winner.

Brandon Fields led the Wolf Pack (9-7, 2-1 Western Athletic Conference) with 17 points, Babbitt scored 15 and Malik Cooke 11. Babbitt hit all three of his 3-pointers.

Kyle Gibson's 18 points led four players scoring in double figures for the Bulldogs (7-10, 1-3).

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