MONCTON, New Brunswick – Danny Wolf made a strong impression throughout his stay at the Atlantic Slam. He saved his best for last. Wolf scored all of Yale's overtime points and was a defensive presence in the final seconds as Yale earned a hard-fought 71-70 victory over Gardner-Webb to close out its stay North of the border.
 
Wolf, who finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds in Sunday's win and averaged 18.7 points and 9.3 rebounds in the three games, was selected as the tournament's most outstanding player.
 
The Bulldogs (4-2) finished 2-1 in the tournament with the only loss coming in overtime to a Weber State team that had beaten Saint Mary's earlier in the week.
 
TURNING POINT
 
Trailing 70-69, Wolf's put back gave the Bulldogs the lead with 25 seconds remaining in overtime. He then altered, or possibly blocked, two Gardner-Webb shots in the final seconds to preserve the victory.
 
STRONG FIRST HALF
 
Yale got off to a big start, scoring the game's first seven points. The lead was 19-2 after five minutes and it looked like the Bulldogs might cruise to an easy victory. The Runnin' Bulldogs, though, had closed the deficit to 13, 36-23, by halftime.
 
EXCITING END TO REGULATION
 
Gardner-Webb took its first lead of the game, 65-63, on a DQ Nicholas bucket with 2:16 remining. Bez Mbeng hit a pair of free throws to tie score before Lucas Steiber answered with two free throws to put the Runnin' Bulldogs back in front. Matt Knowling, though, calmly made two free throws with 49 seconds left to tie the score at 67. Knowling had a chance to win it in the final seconds, but his shot missed.
 
FOUR BULLDOGS SCORE IN DOUBLE FIGURES
 
Mbeng (18 points), August Mahoney (14) and Knowling (10) all joined Wolf in double figures in scoring.
 
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
 
Mahoney, who averaged 11 points and shot 75 percent (9-of-12) from three-point range in the three games, was named to the all-tournament team.
 
FINAL RECORDS
 
Yale and Colgate both finished 2-1 in the tournament, while Gardner-Webb and Weber State were each 1-2.
 
QUOTING JONES
 
"This was a gutsy win," said James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of the Bulldogs. "It was a long trip, but in the end, we found a way to win."
 
WHAT'S NEXT
 
After playing three games in three days, the Bulldogs are off until next Sunday when they play at Rhode Island. Tipoff is slated for 4 p.m.