Wilkes 83, Lebanon Valley 81
 
LVC Starters
Tucker, Covey, Abdo, Anderson, Deihm
 
Wilkes Starters
Henry, Bowen, Robinson, Pecorelli, Mullins
 
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley attempted another late comeback this afternoon against Wilkes in the 2018 Rinso Marquette Championship game, but the Dutchmen's rally fell just short in a narrow 83-81 defeat inside Sorrentino Gymnasium. The Dutchmen went to 2-2, while the Colonels stayed perfect and moved to 3-0.
 
Just like yesterday, LVC found themselves down by double-digits late in the second half. Mark Mullins hit a layup with 7:16 left to make it a 17-point game at 80-63. Again, however, the Dutchmen didn't go away quietly, and responded with a 7-0 spurt, capped by Derreck Orr Jr.'s triple, to cut Wilkes' lead to 10 at 80-70 with 5:22 remaining. Later, with 2:39 to go, Justin Baker nailed two free throws to finally cut the Colonel's advantage back down to single digits at 82-74. After a missed jumper by the visitors, Zach Tucker's jumper in the paint was true and the deficit was just six at 82-76 with 1:55 left.
 
 Then, coming out of a timeout, Orr drilled a trey with 53 ticks left to make it a three-point game at 82-79. Orr continued to shine in the Dutchmen's following possession and made a jumper to make it just a one-point game at 82-81 with 19 seconds left. With nine seconds to go, Landon Henry missed a free throw and Jeremy Deihm brought down the rebound, allowing the Dutchmen a chance to win the game on their final possession. Tucker lifted a fade away three-point as time expired, but it just missed and the Dutchmen narrowly fell.
 
The Colonels hopped out to an early 18-6 lead with 15:59 left in the first after Mark Mullins nailed a 3-pointer. After LVC cut it down to nine thanks to Chris Anderson's free throw, Rob Percorelli, the tournament MVP, came back and hit a triple to put Wilkes back up by double-digits at 21-9 with 15:02 left in the first. The Colonels shot lights out in the first and eventually upped their advantage to 20 at 29-9 with 12:37 remaining, but the Dutchmen never quit and slowly chipped away. Throughout the next eight minutes of action, LVC outscored Wilkes 19-5 to come to within six with 4:10 to go (34-28). Anderson netted seven points during that spurt, and Tucker added eight more. Wilkes responded well, however, and finished off the half with a 14-6 run to take a 14-point advantage at 48-34 heading into halftime.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Tucker paced the Dutchmen's offense with a game-high 28 points on 12-of-22 shooting. He added five assists, four rebounds, and a pair of steals.
 - Orr ended with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting.
 - Deihm and Anderson chipped in 10 points apiece. Anderson dished out five assists and Deihm brought down five rebounds.
 - Justin Baker led with six rebounds and added four points.
 - Trevor Covey had a team-high three steals and had eight points.
 - Mason Green was a perfect 2-for-2 from the charity stripe.
 - For Wilkes, Pecerelli ended with 26 points and nine rebounds.
 - Mullins added 22 points on 6-of-11 shooting.
 - Henry was in double-digits for the Colonels in points with 10.
 - The Dutchmen shot 49.2-percent from the floor, while Wilkes shot 41.9-percent.
 - LVC led in points off turnover at 23-17.
 - Wilkes held the advantage in second-chance points at 16-14.
 - The Dutchmen's bench outscored the Colonels' 18-10.
 - LVC led in points in the paint at 36-30.
 
All-Tournament Team
Thanks to their efforts throughout the past two games, Tucker and Anderson were named to the Rinso Marquette All-Tournament Team. Wilkes' Pecorelli was named the MVP.
 
Rinso Marquette
Dr. George "Rinso" Marquette, the tournament's namesake, was one of the College's most outstanding administrators and the second-winningest coach in LVC basketball history.
 
Marquette came to Lebanon Valley as a freshman in 1942 with plans to become a music teacher upon graduation. After serving in the Air Force for three years, Marquette received his degree from LVC in 1948 and embarked on a career as a high school history teacher. He also played minor league baseball in the Canadian-American League.
 
In 1951, Marquette earned a master's degree from Columbia University. A year later, he returned to Lebanon Valley College as chair of the physical education department and head baseball and men's basketball coach. In his very first season as head coach of men's basketball, he led his squad to the "Sweet 16"of the NCAA Tournament, along with high-powered programs such as Kansas, Indiana and Louisiana State. To this day, Lebanon Valley College is the smallest school to ever advance that far in the NCAA Tournament.
 
Marquette was named dean of men in 1956 and earned his doctorate from Temple University in 1967. In 1984, he was named vice president for student affairs and remained in that position until his retirement in 1990. On Oct. 16, 1999, LVC honored Marquette by dedicating a residence hall in his name.
 
Who's Next?
LVC returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 20 at Elizabethtown at 7 p.m.