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ANNAPOLIS (AP) - Mike Spadafora scored a career-high 26 points to lead Division III Gettysburg College past Division I Navy 75-69 on Saturday.
Navy (3-6) led 52-37 with 11 minutes to play but Gettysburg (3-4) went on a 17-0 run to take the lead and go on to win, snapping an 11-game losing streak to the Mids dating back to Dec. 9, 1992.
Until a one-point win last season, the Mids had beaten the Bullets by an average of 29 points during that stretch.
The teams were tied at 63 with 2:35 to play when Spadafora put the Bullets ahead to stay with a free throw.
Spadafora, a transfer from Duquesne, scored 12 of his team's last 14 points including four straight free throws to ice the win.
Navy, which made 13-of-14 free throws in the first half, made just 5-of-13 in the second half.
The Mids also committed 25 turnovers.
Laramie Mergerson led Navy with 16 points and Corey Johnson added 12 points and nine rebounds.
David Hooper added 11 and George O'Garro added 10 for the Mids. Ryan Page had 14 points for the Bullets and gave them a 71-65 lead with a dunk off a steal with 1:07 to play. Erik Fromm and Kyle Jakobe added 11 points each for the Bullets. Gettysburg's leading scorer, David Glaser, did not play due to a foot injury.
Navy led 38-35 at the half after overcoming an early 12-3 Gettysburg lead with a 24-7 run which gave them a 27-19 lead with 6:20 to play in the first half. .
