It took overtime but the University of The Bahamas men's basketball team behind 17 points from Erquantae Edgecombe, 14 points from Kamari Minnis and 11 points from Glenderson Black took out The Investment Development Rebels 73-70.

The game on Saturday at The Kenda Issacs Gymnasium kicked off the week of homecoming activities for The University of The Bahamas.

Edgecombe also pulled down seven rebounds in the win. Also in the win, Theodore Grant had eight points and seven rebounds; and Timothy Grant had seven point and seven rebounds.

For The Rebels, Martin Conliffe lead all scorers with 33 points in the loss.

The Mingoes started the game off very lackadaisical but took an early seven-point lead thanks to two consecutive three-pointers from Edgecombe. The Mingoes lead 9-2 with 6:20 to go in the first.

The game was so close that the seven-point lead would be the largest of the game for either team and it was tied at 28 at the halftime.

Coming out of the halftime, The Mingoes never had the lead in the third quarter.

The fourth quarter was close. In a quarter with six ties and neither team leading more than three points, regulation ended tied at 64.

Edgecombe tied the game at 70 with 1:49 to go in overtime after exchanging the lead three times. Black sealed the win for The Mingoes with a driving layup and for the 72-70 lead. Black missed the foul shot to give the team breathing room.

Possession changed twice both times off of turnovers and The Mingoes had the ball to end the game.

Edgecombe picked up the foul with seconds to go and made the first of two but missed the second to put The Mingoes up 73-70. The team was able to hold on to the ball to end the game and pick up the first win of the season.

Head coach Bacchus Rolle said the team is excited to have gotten over the first game jitters in such a close game. "Unfortunately, we weren't playing how we practiced but we found a way to get the win," he said. "We got some big minutes in from Amari Minns, Joseph Benoir; so the younger players really stepped up and did somethings this afternoon."

He said the team is a bit more focused after such a close game. "We saw what was working and what was not working," he said. "So we need to concentrate more on active hands on defense, our boxing out, and making sure we do what we have to do to get those open jump shots."

The Mingoes are expected to play United International College next week in a two-game tour.