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            BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Sophomore Mark Linebaugh scored a season-high 21 points, including the 500^th point of his career, to lead Colgate to a 62-58 win over Binghamton in the final non-conference game of the season for the Raiders.

            Colgate (11-8) posts its second straight win, while Binghamton, which has never defeated the Raiders in four outings, falls to 7-13 with its second straight setback.

            Also in double figures for Colgate were Pat Campolieta with 13 and Dave Hardy with 10.  Jeffrey Daws led the Bearcats with 13, while Mike Wright and Andrew Hannan had 10 apiece.

            Campolieta became the fifth player in Patriot League history to rank in the Top 10 in scoring and rebounding, and the first player in league history with 1,500 points, 600 rebounds and 175 steals.

            Colgate jumped out to a 10-point lead, 12-2, with 16:03 remaining in the first half behind five points by Linebaugh and Howard Blue.  Binghamton came back to go ahead 18-17 on Wright’s jumper with 4:24 left.  The Bearcats still held a one-point advantage over the Raiders with 2:30 remaining, 23-22, before Colgate scored seven straight points en route to a 29-26 halftime lead.

            In the second half, Colgate opened an 11-point lead twice before the Bearcats clawed their way back to a one-point deficit, 56-55, with 52 seconds left.  Campolieta hit four straight free throws before Binghamton’s Hannan nailed a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left to bring the home team to within two points, 60-58.  The Raiders iced the game on a pair of free throws by Hardy with 10 seconds remaining.

            Campolieta and Linebaugh led Colgate in rebounding with six apiece, while Martin Marek had five off the bench.  Colgate shot 47 percent from the field, compared to a cold 34 percent by Binghamton.