In need of a momentum-building victory to keep its Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament hopes alive, Colorado College utilized clutch shooting during the final seven minutes to post a 72-67 victory over Centenary College on Friday night at Reid Arena.

With eight games to play, the Tigers are within a game of both Schreiner University and Southwestern University, who currently are part of a three-way battle for the sixth and final spot in the postseason championship.

After watching the Gents erase a 10-point deficit and take a 53-52 lead on the sixth of Kile Mingo's seven three-point baskets, CC utilized a 7-1 run to re-claim control and never trailed the rest of the way.

Charlie Rounaghi, who finished with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists, dialed long distance to ignite the surge and struck from behind the arc a second time with 3:25 remaining to give the Tigers a 64-59 lead.

Centenary pulled to within a deuce when Neil Hawkins scored with 1:33 to play, but Jack McRoskey buried a triple from the top left as the shot clock expired on Colorado College's next possession to push the lead back to five.

The Tigers sank four out of six free throws during the final 25 seconds to seal the victory.

CooXooEii Black poured in a game a game-high 25 points, connecting on 10 of 13 shots from the floor. He scored 20 or more for the ninth time in the last 10 games.

With seven rebounds, Black climbed into fourth place on the program's career chart with 645. He also tied his season high of five assists.

McRoskey and Aaron Acosta added 11 points apiece for CC.

Mingo led the Gents with 21 points.
  
    
Colorado College Standouts
DeAnte' Dennis came off the bench to score 10 points.
Nabeel Elabdeia led the Tigers with eight rebounds and scored two points.

Centenary Standouts
Cedric Harris scored 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out three assists.
Seth Thomas scored 10 points and pulled down four rebounds.

Game Notes
Colorado College improved to 5-11 overall and 3-7 in the SCAC.
Centenary slipped to 8-9 overall and 5-5 in conference play.
CC finished with a 20-9 advantage in points off the bench.
The Tigers earned a split in the season series.
 
Next for the Tigers
Colorado College plays host to the University of St. Thomas on Saturday at 4 p.m.