Muhlenberg College Athletics

The Ursinus men’s basketball team came back from a 14-point second half deficit and scored the final six points of the game to pull out a 63-61 win against Muhlenberg, spoiling a sensational night for sophomore Austin Curry and a milestone night for senior Spencer Liddic.

Curry scored a game-high 21 points on the strength of 6-of-9 shooting from behind the arc – oftentimes

Curry’s previous high for three-pointers in a game was five against Franklin & Marshall last year.

With one of their starters out and another ailing, the Mules played with a different lineup, but it didn’t seem to bother them at the start. Muhlenberg did not trail in the first half and took an 11-point lead, 36-25, into the locker room.

The bulge was at 14 (48-34) six minutes into the second half before the Bears (6-10, 5-4) began their comeback, eventually drawing even at 57-all with 5:11 left.

On the Mules’ next possession, after junior Hunter Forsman battled for an offensive rebound, Curry hit a deep three from the right wing and was fouled. He made the free throw to complete the four-point play, giving Muhlenberg a 61-57 lead with 4:28 to play. But those would be the last points the Mules (10-5, 4-5) scored.

Ursinus tied the score on four free throws and scored the winning basket on a jumper with 8.1 seconds left following a steal and an offensive rebound.

Muhlenberg rushed the ball up the court and took a three-pointer that hit iron, and the buzzer sounded in the scramble for the rebound.

The loss dropped the Mules into a four-way tied for fifth place at the halfway point of the CC season. Ursinus, which started out 0-3, is now in sole possession of fourth place.

Liddic hit the 1,500-point mark on a free throw with 8:37 remaining and finished the game with 1,502 points.

Forsman, making his second career start, pulled down 10 rebounds to go along with five points, three steals, two assists and a block.
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