Buzzer Beater Downs Men's Basketball in Hastings

HASTINGS, Neb. — A 3-pointer at the buzzer pushed Hastings past Doane, 61-58, in GPAC men's basketball action Wednesday night at Lynn Farrell Arena.

Doane (12-15, 6-13 GPAC) led by as many as six early and went into halftime trailing 34-32 after a back-and-forth opening 20 minutes that featured four ties and two lead changes.

The Broncos (8-19, 7-12 GPAC) built their largest lead of the night at 50-39 with 14:44 remaining in the second half, but the Tigers responded behind Trevon Beckman and Justus Gardiner. Doane trimmed the margin and ultimately pulled even at 58-58 when Gardiner buried a 3-pointer with 1:46 left.

Hastings answered in the final seconds, knocking down a 3-pointer as time expired to seal the three-point win.

Beckman paced Doane with 18 points (3-for-7 from three) to go with five rebounds. Casen Chaney added 10 points and a team-high seven assists, while Jonan Claussen chipped in 10 points on a pair of first-half triples. Gardiner finished with seven points, seven rebounds and six assists.

As a team, Doane shot 42.6 percent (20-for-47) from the field and went 11-for-14 at the foul line. The Tigers recorded 17 assists and eight steals.

Hastings was led by DaRon Hall's 17 points and six rebounds, with Micah Hinrichs adding 16 points on four 3-pointers and Maverick Binder contributing 14 points (4-for-9 from three).

Doane will close out the regular season on Saturday against Midland. Senior Day activities will take place immediately following the women's contest.

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