The Hope College men's basketball team nearly completed a comeback for the ages.

Rallying from a 17-point deficit in the final four minutes of regulation, the Flying Dutchmen forced overtime at Trine University before falling, 84-75, on Wednesday.

Hope (14-8, 9-2 MIAA) slipped into a second-place tie in the MIAA standings with Trine, one game behind The University of Olivet, which beat Calvin, 78-76, at home on Wednesday. The Flying Dutchmen host Olivet on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 3 p.m. at DeVos Fieldhouse for Senior Day, while Trine plays at Calvin.

Trine (18-5, 9-2) outscored Hope 17-8 in the five-minute overtime, making all eight free throws and all three 3-point attempts.

The Flying Dutchmen trailed 64-47 when senior forward Parker Hovey (Shelby, Michigan/Hart) started the comeback with a fast-break layup with 4:04 remaining.

Six points from Hovey and five from sophomore forward Charles Howell (Cadillac, Michigan/Cadillac) fueled a run that pulled Hope within two points at 66-64 with 13 seconds left in regulation on a layup by freshman Brendan Cargill (Grand Rapids, Michigan/Forest Hills Central).

After a Hope foul, Trine's Jayden Bradshaw split a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining. The Flying Dutchmen pushed the ball up the court, where Cargill buried a game-tying 3-pointer with three seconds left to force overtime.

Hope shot 33.3% from the field and 19.4% from 3-point range.

Hovey led the Flying Dutchmen with 16 points and nine rebounds, along with seven turnovers. Cargill added 14 points.

Bradshaw paced Trine with 21 points, including five in overtime.