Knight’s late shot turns lights out on St. Joe’s

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. >> Chase Audige scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half, and Nathan Knight made a game-winning shot with 1.7 seconds left to help William & Mary rally for an 87-85 victory over Saint Joseph’s Saturday.

Knight got a pass at the edge of the paint, took two dribbles and banked in a left-handed hook shot. Saint Joseph’s had a shot at the buzzer, but the half-court heave didn’t hit the rim.

Knight led the Tribe (24) with 21 points and Justin Pierce finished with 20 points — 11 in the second half — and 12 rebounds for his third double-double in four games.

Sophomore Charlie Brown Jr. topped the Hawks (3-3) with a careerhigh 37 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the floor, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. He made 11 of 14 free throws and grabbed five rebounds. Brown had

23 points in the first half to help Saint Joseph’s take a 49-35 lead.

The Tribe trailed by 20 points early in the second half. The Hawks battled back and grabbed an

85-82 lead on a 3-point play by Lamarr Kimble with 1:18 remaining, but Audige nailed a 3 to tie it and Knight won it. It was William & Mary’s first win over the Hawks in three tries.

PENN 112, STOCKTON 63 >> Devon Goodman scored 16 points to lead five teammates in double-digit scoring and Pennsylvania rolled over Division III Stockton.

It’s the fourth-highest point total the Quakers have scored in program history and the most since hitting 114 against Haverford in 1993.

A.J. Brodeur scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Quakers

(5-2), who never trailed and held the Ospreys to

32-percent shooting. Antonio Woods scored 14 points with four of Penn’s 29 assists, Michael Wang added

13 points and Bryce Washington scored 11.

The Quakers outscored the Ospreys 52-22 in the paint, scored 23 points off of 17 forced turnovers and had a 29-3 advantage on fast-break points.

Woods opened with a 3 and Penn led 29-14 after Brodeur’s free throw midway through the first quarter. Woods’ jumper made it 60-33 at halftime and Jakub Mijakowski’s 3 put the Quakers over the century mark with 5:39 to play.

Keenan Williams Jr. led Stockton with 11 points.