Mark Ellis finished with 17 points and eight rebounds, including a putback with 15 seconds left, as the third-seeded Black Knights held on for a 59-58 win over Greenwich this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the FCIAC Tournament.
The Cardinals, who trailed by as many as 13 points in the third quarter, had two chances to win in the closing seconds, but Jonathan Herzog missed a pair of shots, including one at the buzzer.
Jethro Anilus came off the bench and led the Black Knights with 18 points. Chris Evans made just 4 of 14 shots and was held to 12 points, but had 10 assists.
Clay Graham had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the sixth-seeded Cardinals, who took their first lead since the opening minutes on a short hook by Aminu Tedla with 33 seconds left. Ellis then scored off a miss by Evans.
