| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 14 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 63 |
| Salem | 19 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 62 |
Salem boys basketball launched two shots in the final seconds. One was no good and the other was blocked as the No. 2-seeded Blue Devils were stunned 63-62 by No. 15 seed Dover in a Division 1 first round game.
Salem (14-5) took the lead with 15 seconds remaining. But Dover's Mike LeBlanc regained the lead for Dover with 8 seconds left when he scored inside the paint.
Salem senior Joseph Dube netted 21 points and Ben Slepian added 14.
LeBlanc poured in a game-high 22.
The Blue Devils had beaten Dover 72-42 on Jan. 13.
Dover (63): Josh Cote 4 0-0 12, Colin Shaughnessy 2 2-2 6, Mike Wons 4 0-0 9, Mike LeBlanc 7 8-8 22, Bully Carroll 0 2-2 2, Leonard Williams 1 1-1 3, Grant Faustino 4 1-1 9, Totals 22 14-14 63
Salem (62): Jonathan Klecan 3 2-3 8, Dan Salvo 1 1-2 4, Michael Felix 3 0-1 6, Ben Slepian 4 4-4 14, Jack Hartman 2 2-2 6, Joseph Dube 10 2-5 22, Steve Nugent 1 0-0 2, Totals 24 11-17 62
3-pointers: D — Cote 4, Wons; S — Salvo, Slepian 2
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