Westmont fell to NAIA No. 8-ranked William Jessup (17-1, 5-1) 76-71 in a Golden State Athletic Conference men’s basketball game on Thursday at Murchison Gym
The game went down to the wire, with Westmont (11-4, 2-4 GSAC) having a pair of chances to tie the game in the final 15 seconds.
After Cashemin Williams converted a pair of free throws to make the score 74-71. Westmont threw the ball away.
Westmont fouled, but Jessup missed the front end of a one-and-one situation.
Jared Brown missed a three-point attempt with 13 seconds to play, but Cade Roth secured the rebound. With six seconds left on the clock, Roth’s three-point attempt was blocked and Jessup reclaimed possession and secured the win to improve to 17-1 overall and 5-1 in the GSAC.
Brown led the Warriors with 19 points and Roth contributed with 12 points while finishing an assist shy of a triple-double as he recorded nine times and an even 10 rebounds.
Westmont returns to the court on Saturday when it hosts Menlo at 2 p.m. in Murchison Gym.