Springfield, Mass. (1/2/07) - Senior forward Bryan Keller (Piscataway, N.J.) scored a game-high 16 points and added four assists as the Cougars rallied past SUNY Plattsburgh, 67-62, in the Holiday Inn/Naismith Classic.Despite trailing by three points at the half (29-26), Kean outscored the Cardinals by a 41-33 margin in the second half to improve to 9-2 overall on the season. SUNY Plattsburgh drops to 4-4 overall.

The final 20 minutes of play was a see-saw battle as the two teams traded buckets all the way until the 6:44 mark. The score was knotted at 50 apiece with 6:44 left in regulation before the Cougars went on an 11-5 run to take a 61-55 lead with 2:46 to go. Plattsburgh rallied to pull within one (63-62) with just 11 seconds left, but Kean was able to fend off the Cardinals for the five-point victory.

Senior guard Lamar Wright (Galloway, N.J.) chipped in with 13 points and a game-best five steals while senior guard Bryan Miller (Trenton, N.J.) also put up double-figure numbers with 10 points and a team-high six assists.

The Cougars advanced to the championship game and took on host Springfield College on Wednesday, January 3rd at 7:30 p.m.