The Philadelphia University men's basketball team fell in dramatic fashion by a score of 58-56 to Cheyney University at the overtime buzzer in a non-league game played at the Gallagher Center this evening.

In a sluggish contest that featured stifling zone defense at both ends of the floor, Head Coach Herb Magee's squad found themselves in a familiar position, up 12 points with just over six minutes to go.  But like last Saturday at the Palestra against Wilmington, the Rams' lead eroded in the closing minutes.  Unlike last Saturday however, Philadelphia University was unable to hold on to the lead and instead the Wolves forced overtime when sophomore guard Tyrone Smith canned a three-point field goal to knot the game at 50-50 with :05 seconds to play in regulation, which resulted in forcing the game to overtime.

The five-minute extra session was scoreless until sophomore forward Malcolm Ingram converted an old-fashioned three-point play with 2:21 remaining.  Again, the Rams failed to hold the lead and the game became deadlocked at 56-56 and appeared headed to a second overtime period, with just under :30 seconds left.  After a timeout, Philadelphia University set up a play for Ingram, who narrowly missed converting a go-ahead layup.  On the other end of the floor, Ingram fouled Wolves senior foward Fechner Jean-Phillippe, who missed the front end of a one-and-one at the free-throw line.  The rebound was pulled down by junior guard Mike Dunn for the Rams, but then Dunn uncharacteristically turned the ball back over to Cheyney.  The Wolves called a timeout with :12 seconds left in overtime to set up their offense.  A missed jumper by senior forward Dawud Morris with approximately :02 left on the clock was tipped in at the buzzer by junior forward Dominique Curry to lift the Wolves (2-2) to their second win of the season.  The loss drops the Rams to 3-6.

In the victory, Cheyney was paced by Smith's 15 points on 7-11 (63.6%) shooting from the field, as well as junior center Robert Simpson's 12 points and nine rebounds.  Philadelphia University was led by Dunn, who finished with 15 points and five boards.  Next up for the Rams is Saturday's home game with Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division foe Nyack College.  The tip-off is set to follow the women's game with the Nyack Warriors-the doubleheader begins at 12:30 p.m. at the Gallagher Center.