BALTIMORE, Md.-Ryan Finch hit a fall-away jumper with 15.2 seconds left and Brett Foelber stole the inbounds pass on Hood's final possession to clinch the third annual Provident Bank Pride of Maryland Tournament championship for McDaniel College (3-0), 85-84 in triple overtime, over the Hood College men's basketball team (3-2) Sunday at Johns Hopkins University.

In an incredible see-saw affair which saw 22 lead changes and 13 ties in the 55 minute-affair, both teams showed incredible resiliency and grit, fighting for every loose ball and rebound.

Hood's biggest lead of the contest was eight, 40-32, at the 11:03 mark of the second half after a conventional three-point play by junior Ryan Junghans. The Terror chipped their way back into it, closing to within 42-41 on a Kevin Henry layup at the 8:10 mark and the lead changed hands five more times in the second stanza.

A jumper by McDaniel's Ryan Finch put McDaniel up 52-51 with 1:18 to go. Robert Koebke stole the inbounds pass on Hood's next possession. After a Hood timeout, McDaniel was unable to get a shot off and was whistled for a shot clock violation. Now with 40 seconds left, Junghans' pass sailed out of bounds, leaving 26 seconds on the clock.

McGlone fouled Ryan Finch immediately who went to the line for a 1-and-1 opportunity. Finch missed the front end and Gutekunst hauled in the carom. Finch then tied up Junghans and forced another turnover and McDaniel called a timeout with 16.7 ticks left. Koebke missed front end of 1-and-1 at the other end and Gutekunst once again grabbed the rebound.

On the fast break, McGlone was fouled on the way to the basket and went to the line for two with 9.6 seconds. McDaniel burned another timeout and when play resumed, McGlone, who was 2-of-6 at the line to that point, nailed the first to tie the game at 52-52. His second attempt was off the mark and the ball was tipped several times before McGlone was whistled for a foul, sending Koebke to the line for McDaniel's third 1-and-1 of the second half. After Hood called timeout, Koebke missed the front end and McHenry ripped down the board. Hood pushed up the ball up the court where McGlone and Finch wrestled for the ball as time expired and the game went into overtime.

In the first extra session, after Arthur Claybon hit 1-of-2 from the line with 13.8 ticks left to make it 66-64, Finch swished a layup over Gutekunst with 0.4 seconds left to force double-overtime.

Bennett was the catalyst for the Blazers in the second overtime, netting 10 of Hood's 12 points in the stanza. He also had a chance to win the game for Hood in the waning seconds but a foul-line jumper rimmed out and the two teams went to triple overtime.

In the third extra session, Foelber scored McDaniel's first five points before consecutive layups by Gutekunst made it 83-82 McDaniel with 2:50 to go. Gutekunst then nailed a pair of free throws to put the Blazers up for the first time since the first overtime period, 84-83, with 28.8 seconds remaining.

On McDaniel's next possession, Finch drained a fade-away jumper from the right wing with 15.2 seconds to go. Bennett was tied up under the basket at the other end and managed to call timeout, but on the ensuing inbounds play from the baseline, Mike McCarrick's lob pass to Gutekunst was intercepted by Foelber who dribbled out the clock to seal the victory.

Gutekunst finished with 23 points and a school-record 25 rebounds. He amassed a total of 61 caroms in the three-day affair, a new tournament record. Junghans, who fouled out with 2:44 left in the first overtime, had 17 points and was 7-of-7 from the foul line. Both Gutekunst and Junghans were named to the all-tournament team.

Hood opens Capital Athletic Conference action Wednesday at York College (Pa.). Tip is slated for 8 p.m.