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Greater Lowell boys basketball takes down Lynn Tech, 75-74

Print | Comments () Posted by Emily Wright, Globe Correspondent January 14, 2011 08:40 PM

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Calvin Seng sank a buzzer-beater that clinched Greater Lowell's third win of the season last night against Commonwealth Large opponent Lynn Tech, 75-74. The host Gryphons (3-6, 2-3) took down the Tigers (6-4, 3-2) for the first time in four years after losing to them most recently, 75-54, in the season opener Dec. 14.

The Gryphons took their first lead with less than two minutes remaining in the contest. Lynn Tech led, 23-12, in the first quarter, 42-33, at halftime and 58-52 after three.

First-year Greater Lowell head coach Joe Kane thinks that the win came down to the fourth quarter when Seng scored 8 of his 12 points and the team stepped up on defense. "Seng stole the show in the fourth quarter," Kane said. "He's a starter and he just got going and wanted to win."

The junior guard also had 5 of the team's 13 steals, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Teammate Dominic Dar scored a game-high 28 points, but Kane credits Seng with taking over the show during crunch time. Dar was held to 5 points in the final quarter. Greater Lowell outscored Lynn Tech, 23-17, in the fourth quarter.

Kane hopes that a takedown of the No. 2 team in his conference will be a catalyst for the team to progress. "The win just means we’re hopefully going to go on a roll," Kane said. "The kids are playing harder in practice and realizing that they can compete in the league."

Greater Lowell travels to Ashland Tuesday for a 4:45 nonleague game.

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