Box Score GENEVA, N.Y.—Senior guard Terron Victoria made a pair of huge 3-pointers in the final two minutes to propel second seeded Skidmore College to a 69-66 upset of top seeded Hobart College in the championship game of the Liberty League tournament. He shared game-high honors with 16 points and was named the tournament MVP.
 
Senior guard Gerard O'Shea also netted 16 points and dished out a game-high eight assists for the Thoroughbreds to earn All-Tournament honors. Senior guard Brian Lowry chipped in 10 points. Senior guard John Mantas  had six points and a team-high five rebounds. He was also named to the All-Tournament Team on the strength of his 23-point outburst in the tournament semifinals.
 
The defending conference champion, Skidmore raised its record to 19-8, a new school mark for wins in a season. The Thoroughbreds, who get an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, shot 55.3 percent from the floor, including 8-of-18 from 3-point range.
 
For Hobart, senior forward Matt Pebole and sophomore guard Joe Gibbons both scored 16 points while Gibbons and junior forward Sean Peer shared game-high honors with eight rebounds apiece. Junior guard Stefan Thompson recorded 12 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Senior guard Greg Stern contributed 11 points. The Statesmen shot 43.9 percent from the floor, including 4-of-11 from long range, and converted 12-of-13 free throw attempts.
 
The loss snapped the Statesmen's seven-game winning streak, one shy of the school record. Now at the mercy of the NCAA Championship selection committee, Hobart ends the season with a 22-5 record, besting the school marks for wins and winning percentage in a season.
 
After taking a 30-28 lead into halftime, Skidmore used a 12-2 run early in the second half to build the biggest lead of the game for either side, 49-38, with 13 minutes remaining. Hobart used a 13-3 run late in the half to trim the Thoroughbreds lead to 58-57 with 3:39 left. Just over a minute and a half later, Gibbons grabbed his sixth offensive board of the game and converted a layup to give the Statesmen their only lead of the second half, 59-58.
 
Victoria put Skidmore back in front with the first of his clutch 3-pointers. Sophomore forward Richie Bonney tied the game for the eighth and final time with a layup at the other end of the floor, but Victoria gave the Thoroughbreds the lead for good with another long range jumper with just over a minute to go.
 
Skidmore went 5-for-6 from the free throw line in the final minute, but Hobart still hung tough and got off an off-balance shot to tie ahead of the final buzzer, but it missed the mark.
 
The 62-team NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship field will be announced on Monday, Feb. 27 on NCAA.com.