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Leissner's FTs help New Hampshire beat Binghamton 71-67 (Jan 10, 2018)
New Hampshire Wildcats

Leissner's FTs help New Hampshire beat Binghamton 71-67 (Jan 10, 2018)

Published Jan. 10, 2018 10:19 p.m. ET

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) Tanner Leissner scored 20 points, including a pair of free throws with six seconds left, to help New Hampshire hold off Binghamton 71-67 on Wednesday night.

It was New Hampshire coach Bill Herrion's 400th career win, 163 of which have been with the Wildcats (6-11, 1-1 America East).

Binghamton (9-8, 0-2) trailed 67-61 with a minute left, but J.C. Show hit a 3-pointer and Willie Rodriguez made a pair of free throws to pull within three points before Leissner's final free throws.

Leissner was just 3-of-12 shooting from the floor, but made 13 of 14 free throws and had 11 rebounds. Iba Camara added 14 points and 16 rebounds, and John Ogwuche chipped in 11 points.

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Rodriguez led Binghamton with 23 points. Timmy Rose chipped in 14 points and Show finished with 12.

New Hampshire had an 11-point lead midway through the second half. A 7-2 spurt pulled the Bearcats to 63-59 with 2:17 left.

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