Box Score CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa.- The men's basketball team won in dramatic fashion for the second time in their season-high five game winning streak as senior Nelson Torres (eight points) knocked down a jumper with 2.6 seconds remaining to lift Immaculata (10-8, 9-2 CSAC) over Baptist Bible by a score of 57-56.  The winning streak started with a similar victory over Keystone when Torres hit a lay-up with 2.3 seconds left on the clock.
 
With Torres struggling from the field (4-11), junior Brandon Smith (16 points, 9 rebounds) and sophomore Xavier Brown (career-high 15 points) picked up the offensive slack in the victory.
 
The Mighty Macs trailed for virtually the entire second half before the late game offensive push that gave them the lead for good.  Trailing 54-50 with 1:30 remaining in the game, Smith completed a traditional three-point play to shrink the deficit to one point.  Following a Defender offensive foul, Brown made a driving lay-up to give the Mighty Macs only their second lead of the entire second half.
 
Baptist Bible responded with two free throws from Abe Valentine (14 points) to reclaim the lead with 20 seconds remaining.  That's when Torres stepped in and knocked down the clutch jump shot to continue the Immaculata winning streak, the team's longest since February 7^th-February 18^th of last season.
 
In the first half, Immaculata trailed for much of the half, but were only down 29-26 at the break.  Immaculata held a 10-6 advantage with 13 minutes left in the first half before Baptist Bible ripped off a 17-4 run over the next seven minutes of play to take a lead as big as nine points.
 
The Mighty Macs were finally able to slow the momentum with a run of their own as they closed out the half outscoring the Defenders 12-6.  Smith, Brown, and senior Todd Stokley (seven points, five rebounds) were the scorers during the spurt.
 
In the second half, Baptist Bible continued to stave off Immaculata from taking the lead, until 6:30 to go in the game when junior Adam Jones (four points) knocked down a jumper to give them a 51-50 lead, but the Defenders grabbed it right back until the frantic final minutes.
 
Immaculata won despite Baptist Bible shooting 59% from the field and 5-of-8 from three point range.
 
The Mighty Macs will have a rare Monday off before travelling to Gwynedd-Mercy on Wednesday night for an 8 p.m. contest with the Griffins.
 
NOTES: Immaculata swept Baptist Bible while surrendering just 52.5 points per game…The Mighty Macs extended their school-best conference start to 9-2…The Macs are now 9-4 when outrebounding the opponent as they beat the Defenders 30-17 on the boards…Senior Kendall Peters is now 9^th on the school's all-time field goals attempted list with 471 after passing Robert Jones (2006-08)…Stokley is now 10^th on the school's field goals made list with 175…Smith moved into 8^th on the field goals made list with 203 after going 7-of-8 from the field…He passed John Boyd (2008-10)…Smith is now 8^th on the school's free throws made list with 123, again passing Boyd…Lastly, Smith is 6^th on the school's free throws attempted list at 215, moving past Robert Jones.