WILKES-BARRE — It was looking like Susquehanna University’s magical postseason run was about to end. Wilkes University had an 11-point lead with six minutes remaining and all the momentum in the Landmark Conference men’s basketball final. But the River Hawks put together a gutsy rally to cap an improbable story and defeat the Colonels, 76-72, to earn the championship Saturday night at the Marts Center’s Henry Gymnasium. Susquehanna (16-12) needed a tiebreaker just to get into the playoffs as the No. 6 seed. It proceeded to post road wins over the University of Scranton and Drew University — teams it [...]
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Susquehanna stuns Wilkes in Landmark; Misericordia ousted
