GENEVA, N.Y.—First-years Colin Dougherty and Jamal Lucas combined for 45 points to lead Hobart College to a 76-67 Liberty League men's basketball win over Bard College in Bristol Gym tonight. The Statesmen improved to 6-7 overall, 3-3 in the league, while the Raptors slip to 6-10, 3-4 in conference play.
 
Dougherty logged a game and season-high 24 points, including 15 in the second half. Lucas scored 12 points before halftime and finished with 21 points.  Dougherty and Lucas also led Hobart to a 35-29 rebounding advantage with six boards apiece.
 
Hobart shot 46 percent from the floor, including 52 percent in the second half. The Statesmen made eight 3-pointers and went 18-of-24 at the free throw line.
 
Bard sophomore DeVahnte Mosley was 6-of-9 from the floor and 8-of-10 at the free throw line on his way to a team-high 20 points. He also grabbed a game-high seven rebounds and handed out a game-high five assists. Junior Pat Kelly added 14 points for the visitors, including 11 before halftime.
 
The Raptors shot 43 percent from the floor, but just 39 percent in the second half. They were 7-of-22 from long range and 18-of-26 from the line.
 
Bard led by as many as 11 in the first half, but couldn't hold off the Statesmen who took a 37-36 lead into halftime. Hobart, which shot a season-low 28 percent on Tuesday against RIT, continued to struggle early, falling behind 15-4. The Statesmen slowly worked their way out of their funk and closed the half on an 11-3 run, taking their first lead of the contest on a Dougherty jumper in the final minute.
 
Early in the second half, the Raptors briefly reclaimed the lead at 43-41, but Hobart responded to the threat with six straight points, part of a larger 15-2 run. The Statesmen were able to maintain a two-three possession lead form most of the second half, but junior Harry Johnson's 3-pointer with three minutes to go cut the Hobart lead to 65-62.
 
At the other end of the floor, Hobart ran an inbounds play with junior Pete Drescher finding Dougherty all alone in the corner. The latter hoisted up a 3-pointer that hit nothing but net and put the Statesmen ahead by 6.
 
As the clock approached one minute, Drescher came up with his fifth and final steal of the night. With just single digits showing on the shot clock, first-year Matt Walsh took a 3 that was off the mark, but Lucas corralled the carom, extending the Hobart possession. His layup 11 seconds later gave the Statesmen an insurmountable 8-point lead.
 
Hobart will conclude its three-game homestand on Saturday, Jan. 23 when the Statesmen host Vassar at 4 p.m. Bard travels to RIT tomorrow for a 4 p.m. tip off.