Trinity College went on a 21-0 run late in the second half and the Bantams pulled out a 67-53 NESCAC win against the Hamilton College Continentals at Hamilton's Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Friday night.

The Continentals (15-7, 4-5 NESCAC) lost for the first time in eight games at home this season. Hamilton slipped into a three-way tie for sixth place with Bates College and Williams College in the conference standings with one NESCAC game remaining.

Trinity (15-8, 6-3) moved up into a tie for third place with Amherst College. The Bantams wrap up their conference schedule at nationally ranked No. 13 Middlebury College on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m.

Andrew Groll '19 scored all 14 of his points in the first half for the Continentals. Groll added nine rebounds and was 3 of 4 from beyond the arc. Peter Hoffmann '19 chipped in 13 points and two blocked shots, and Jack Dwyer '18 handed out six assists. Dwyer is second in the NESCAC with 5.5 assists per game.

Ed Ogundeko posted a double-double with 19 points and 17 rebounds and blocked three shots for Trinity. Eric Gendron dropped in 16 points, Chris Turnbull scored 12 and Jeremy Arthur had nine with three blocks. Langdon Neal came away with five steals. The Bantams held a 41-33 advantage on the glass.

Neither team led by more than four points during the first 14 minutes of the second half when there were six ties and seven lead changes. Dwyer gave Hamilton its last lead at 48-46 on a jumper with 7:20 left. The Continentals then went five minutes without another point.

Ogundeko started the 21-point spurt with an old-fashioned 3-point play that gave Trinity the lead for good at 49-48 with 7:01 remaining. Gendron followed with two free throws and a layup before Ogundeko converted another 3-point play. A basket in the paint by Turnbull gave the Bantams a 10-point cushion at 58-48 with 5:16 to go.

Ogundeko made a free throw, Gendron canned a jumper and Ogundeko tipped in a Gendron miss. Gendron added a pair of free throws and at that point Trinity had scored on 10 straight possessions. A jumper by Turnbull capped the run and provided the Bantams with a 67-48 advantage with 2:35 left. A layup by Hamilton's Kena Gilmour '20 finally ended the Continentals' scoring drought with 2:20 remaining.

Gendron scored 14 points in the second half for Trinity. Hamilton shot 23.3 percent from the floor including 1 of 9 from 3-point range and went 6-for-12 at the free-throw line during the final 20 minutes. 

The Continentals scored the first five points in the first half and led the entire opening 20 minutes. A layup by Ogundeko pulled the Bantams within 15-12 midway through the half but Hamilton responded with a 9-2 run and took its largest lead of the night.

Groll, Kyle Pitman '17 and Hoffmann scored from close range before Ogundeko put back his own miss. Groll nailed a trifecta and put the Continentals up 24-14 with 6:09 to go. After a layup by Turnbull, Gilmour restored the 10-point cushion on another layup with 5:26 left.

Hamilton still led 32-25 after another 3-pointer by Groll with just over a minute remaining. Gendron pulled Trinity within five on two free throws with 8 seconds to go. Neal then provided a spark for the Bantams going into the break by coming up with a steal and making a desperation heave from just beyond half court at the buzzer. Neal's improbable shot cut Trinity's deficit to 32-30 at the half.

The Continentals host nationally ranked No. 8 Amherst on Saturday at 3 p.m. Hamilton will honor its three seniors at halftime.