Dane DiLiegro grabbed an offensive rebound and hit a jump shot with one second left as New Hampshire spoiled intrastate rival Dartmouth's home opener 55-53 Tuesday night.
Tyrone Conley led the Wildcats (2-0) with 18 points, while DiLiegro's 10 rebounds contributed to New Hampshire's 44-33 edge on the boards.
The Big Green (0-2) shot 59 percent from the field (16 of 27) to lead 34-19 at the break, as Jabari Trotter scored 13 of his team-leading 18 points. But Dartmouth went cold in the second half, connecting on only 7 of 26 field-goal attempts.
Ronnie Dixon gave Dartmouth a 51-47 lead on a jumper with 5:02 left, but the Big Green got only Rufful's jumper with 38 seconds left the rest of the way. That tied the score at 53.
Dixon finished with 12 points, Rufful with 10. New Hampshire's Ferg Myrick was the only other player in double figures with 10 points.
