Dartmouth 62, Elon 54

Dartmouth 62, Elon 54

Published Dec. 17, 2011 3:56 p.m. ET

Gabas Maldunas scored 17 points and John Golden added 10 points for Dartmouth in a 62-54 win over Elon on Saturday, snapping a four-game losing streak.

Elon led 29-27 at the break, and 34-31 after Ryan Beaumont's 3-pointer with 17:23 to play. But the Big Green (3-7) kicked off their rally from that juncture, as Maldunas knocked down a jumper and a pair of free throws to spark an 8-0 run.

Dartmouth led the rest of the way, outscoring Elon 35-25 in the second half to seal the comeback.

The Big Green won the rebounding battle 42-35, led by Golden with 11 and Maldunas with 10. Maldunas was also 5 of 5 from the foul line.

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Dartmouth outscored the Phoenix 24-6 in the paint and 15-5 from the bench.

Beaumont and Lucas Troutman scored 13 points apiece to lead the Phoenix (7-3), who had their four-game winning streak snapped.

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