Ragsdale's three gave Tufts a 78-77 lead, its first since 47-46 early in thesecond half and then the Jumbos stole the ball and made two free throws to goup 80-77 with 0:10 left. Hamilton missed a three-pointer to tie and time ranout.
The win was the sixth in a row for the Jumbos and improved their to 12-3.Hamilton led 38-34 at halftime and was up as many as seven, 56-49, after aKevin Larson jumper with 11:07 remaining. The Continentals led by four, 74-70,following a hhop by Jon Schmiegel, but the Jumbos chipped away until Ragsdale'sshot.
Tufts Joe Donroe led all scorers with 23 points, while Kevin Larson had 18points and JJ Raedts 15 points and 14 rebounds for Hamilton.
Hamilton (77) - Larson 18, Raedts 15, Schantz 14, Stroman 8, Thorpe 7,Schmiegel 7, Johnson 6, DeBlois 2. Totals 31-73 10-20 77.
Tufts (80) - Donroe 23, Skerry 21, Ragsdale 12, Sisson 9, DeBevoise 5, Say 5,Cunningham 3, Sullivan 2. Totals 30-76 17-31 80.
Halftime - Hamilton, 38-34, Three-point field goals - Hamilton 5-21 (Larson 3,Thorpe 2). Tufts 3-17 (Ragsdale 2, Cunningham 1). Technical Fouls: MichaelSchantz (Ham). Rebounds - Hamilton 46 (Raedts 14), Tufts 56 (Donroe 13)Assists - Hamilton 19 (Stroman 7), Tufts 14 (Skerry 5).
