By Jacob Norling
February 10, 2024
 
(SAN RAFAEL, Calif.) Westmont Men's Basketball (8-14, 4-10 PacWest) came up just short on Saturday afternoon in Northern California, when the Penguins of Dominican (9-14, 6-9) out-lasted Westmont 94-92. It was a high scoring affair from the start, but in the end, Dominican outscored Westmont 53-42 in the second half to win it.
 
The Warriors enjoyed similar success in the first half, when they entered the locker room leading the Penguins 50-41. Two minutes into the second half Anthony McIntyre buried a 3-pointer that stretched Westmont's lead to 11 (55-44), but from there, Dominican began to chip away.
 
Westmont still led by eight as the game entered its final 13 minutes, and by three as it entered its final 10. At the 7:05 mark, however, a layup from the Penguins brought Dominican all the way back, putting the home team up 77-76.
 
From there the clubs continued to trade the lead, with Westmont leading by three as late as the 5:30 mark (82-79). Dominican drew even again just as the game entered its final three minutes, and began to sense the finish was close when they buried a three to go up 92-89.
 
Jarrett Bryant played hero temporarily a possession later, however, when he drilled a triple with 1:45 remaining to tie things up. Unfortunately for Westmont, it would be their final basket of the night. Neither side scored again until the final ten seconds of the contest, when a layup by Dominican's Dale Currie gave them a two-point advantage.
 
Westmont got one last heave at the buzzer when McIntyre threw up a three-pointer, but it would not fall, leaving the Warriors with a bittersweet split on their Bay Area road trip.
 
McIntyre did lead Westmont with 22 points on nine of 11 shooting, while Bryant led the club with nine rebounds, and Amir Davis collected four assists.
 
The Warriors will return to action on Valentine's Day, this Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m., when the club hosts Azusa Pacific. Links to tickets and live coverage will be available on the Westmont Athletics website.