Box Score POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.—Vassar College erased a 10-point Skidmore halftime lead on the way to a 66-62 win a Liberty League men's basketball semifinal, Wednesday night at the AFC.
 
The Brewers (19-7) will travel to Hobart for the Liberty League championship game on Saturday. The Thoroughbreds end the season 16-10.
 
The Thoroughbreds led by 10 at the half, 42-32, behind 15 points from Tanner Brooks and 10 from Connor Merrill.   Skidmore hit five of its first six three point attempts before finishing the half 9-17 (52.9%).
 
Vassar came out strong in the second half, erasing the Thoroughbred lead by holding Skidmore without out a point for a 6:30 stretch. The Brewers took their first lead of the game, since 19:01 of the first on a three by Erikson Wasyl with 3:06 to play, 63-62.  Skidmore was unable to score the rest of the way for the 66-62 final.
 
Brooks finished with 22 points, Aldin Medunjanin had 11 points and four assists, while Merrill and Erik Sanders scored 10 each. Perun Kovacevic scored nine points and had 12 rebounds.
 
Skidmore went 1-10 from three-point range in the second half and 7-29 (24.1%) from the floor.
 
Johnny Mrlik led the Brewers with 18 points.

"Tough way to end the season," said Skidmore coach Joe Burke. "I thought we controlled the game until the very end, but to Vassar's credit they made a couple big plays. The game is 40 minutes and we didn't close the deal.

"I feel badly for Quenten Howard and Brian Moore our two seniors. We were hoping to get them another championship. Unfortunately, that did not happen, but they will get that great diploma and know they had four great years of Skidmore Basketball. They were part of 68 wins, they won 2 conference championships, and went to the NCCA tournament twice."