RALEIGH, NC – Hampden-Sydney Basketball held off William Peace in the second half to take an 89-84 non-conference win on the road.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: H-SC 89, William Peace 84
• Records: Hampden-Sydney 3-1, William Peace 2-2
• Location: Raleigh, NC

HOW IT HAPPENED

• H-SC led wire-to-wire but the second half provided a lot of drama
• Hampden-Sydney started out the game on fire, going out in front 14-5 in the first five minutes.
• The Tigers pushed the lead out to 11, 25-14, after a Jake Duncan (Williamsburg, VA/Williamsburg Christian) three pointer at 8:40
• The Pacers fought their way back and trailed just 31-28 at 5:42
• H-SC responded with the next seven points and pushed the lead out to 16 with nine seconds left in the frame following another Duncan triple
• Sam Johnson drained a thee pointer just before the half ended to make it a 49-36 Tigers lead at the half
• Both teams opened up the second half on fire, but H-SC maintained a double digit lead at 72-62 with 7:38 remaining.
• A 10-2 Pacers run over the next 1:38 found them down only two points with six minutes to go
• Duncan answered with a big shot from deep range and two Andrew Evans (Raleigh, NC/Millbrook) foul shots at 4:17 put H-SC ahead by seven, 79-72
• A layup for Terry Rogers and a trifecta courtesy of Ryan Emfinger saw the Pacers down two again, 79-77, with 2:21 on the clock
• Duncan answered the calla gain with a three-point shot to put the advantage back to five, 82-77, with 1:28 left.
• The Pacers wouldn't go away, and after a Tyquan Nolan three with 40 seconds left, William Peace trailed just 83-82
• The Tigers closed out the game from the free throw line from there as Mike Murray (Norfolk, VA/Norfolk Christian), JaVonte Reddick (Richmond, VA/L.C. Bird), and Gray Cheers (Supply, NC/West Brunswick) combined to go 6-for-6 at the charity stripe

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• Duncan scored a team-high 22 points as he shot 8-for-9 from the floor and 6-for-7 from three
• Murray totaled 14 points and four assists
• Reddick contributed 10 points
• Evans tacked on five points, a team-high six rebounds, and four assists

FOR THE FOES

• Chris Thomas filled the stat sheet with 21 points, six boards, five steals, and three assists. He shot 8-for-13
• Emfinger posted a game-high 24 points, making 9-of-20 shots and 4-for-8 from three range
• Rogers poured in 12 points and six assists
•  Nolan scored 16

STATS OF THE GAME

• Hampden-Sydney shot 62% overall, 71.4% (10-14) from three, and 17-24 at the foul line
• William Peace made 46% of their field goal attempts and went 13-33 beyond the arc. They were able to make just nine free throws on 13 shots
• H-SC held a 34-27 advantage on the boards
• The Tigers gave up the ball 19 times, leading to 20 Pacers points, while the Pacers had 14 turnovers, which the Tigers converted into 26 points
• William Peace finished with a 16-7 edge in second chance points

UP NEXT

• Hampden-Sydney returns to the court on Wednesday, December 2, when the Tigers travel to Washington and Lee University to open up ODAC play at 7 pm.