Feb 15, 2017
Lynchburg pulled away from Hampden-Sydney Basketball in the second half to win 85-71.
THE BASICS
- Final Score: Lynchburg 85, Hampden-Sydney 71
- Records: H-SC 10-14, 6-9 ODAC; Lynchburg 15-9, 9-6 ODAC
- Location: Hampden-Sydney, VA – Fleet Gymnasium
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Lynchburg turned four consecutive Tiger turnovers to start the game into a 7-0 lead after two minutes
- Lynchburg made it 10-2 two possessions later, but back-to-back three pointers from seniors Zack Tabrani and JaVonte Reddick trimmed the deficit down to 10-8 at 16:09
- Lynchburg proceeded to explode for a 14-0 run to go out in front 24-8 with 9:20 to play in the half
- The Tigers answered with a big run of their own, scoring 10 of the next 12 to find themselves down just 26-18 at the 7:17 mark
- With the Hornets up nine, 29-20, at 5:22, Malik Crute connected on a three and two Guilherme Guimaraes free throws found H-SC down only four, 29-25, at 4:22
- H-SC cut the deficit to just two with just over a minute to play and went into halftime down 38-34
- The Tigers opened the second half with the first bucket to trail by only two, but Zack Burnett buried consecutive three pointers to put the Hornets ahead eight, 44-26, two minutes in, spurring a 19-6 run to break open the game
TIGER TOP PERFORMERS
- Jake Duncan posted team highs of 18 points and six rebounds
- Chaise Johnson scored a career-high 10 points off the bench
FOR THE FOES
- Zack Burnett tallied game-highs of 33 points, eight rebounds, and three steals
- Jay Allen contributed 12 points, seven assists, four rebounds, and two steals
- Connor Schroeder scored 15
STATS OF THE GAME
- Both teams shot well from the floor with Lynchburg checking in at 53% overall and 42% from three on 10 makes. Hampden-Sydney shot 47% and 46% on 12 conversions from three point land
- Lynchburg was +8 on the free throw line, shooting 15-19 compared to 7-13 for H-SC
- H-SC recorded 17 turnovers compared to nine for LC, and the Hornets held a 19-4 edge in points off turnovers
NEXT GAME
- Hampden-Sydney concludes the regular season on Saturday at 4:30 pm against Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA.