LYNCHBURG, VA – Zach Desgain's floater with 0.5 seconds remaining on the clock lifted Randolph to a 57-55 win over Hampden-Sydney Basketball

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Hampden-Sydney 57, Randolph 55
• Records: Hampden-Sydney 12-4, 4-3 ODAC; Randolph 9-7, 3-4 ODAC
• Location: Lynchburg, VA – RAD Center

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Tigers led for nearly the entire first half and were up 26-23 with 2:46 until halftime, but a Randolph 6-0 run over the last two minutes gave the WildCats a 29-26 advantage at intermission
• Randolph extended the run to 11-0 to open the second half, going up 34-26 at 17:08.
• The WildCats extended the lead to nine, 40-31, at 12:13, but a 10-2 spurt from the Tigers saw them trailing just 42-41 with 7:56 to play
• The H-SC momentum proved to be short lived as Randolph scored the next six points to go out in front 48-41 with 6:46 to play
• Hampden-Sydney trailed 52-49 with three minutes remaining, but Jacoby Reid drilled a three pointer to keep the Tigers at bay.
• Guilherme Guimaraes (Ribeirão Preto, Brazil/Miller School) scored on a jumper on the next possession, and Josh Katowitz (Raleigh, NC/Heritage) tallied a putback layup at 1:09 to trim the lead down to 55-53
• Desgain turned over the ball at 41 seconds, and Mitch Owens (Williamsburg, VA/Walsingham) proceeded to tie the game on a layup with 22 seconds left on the clock
• Randolph called a timeout, and Desgain got down the middle of the feet and scored on a floater from in close with 0.5 seconds left
• Mike Murray's (Norfolk, VA/Norfolk Christian) shot at the buzzer hit off the backboard and off the side of the rim

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• Owens scored a team-high 13 points
• JaVonte Reddick (Richmond, VA/L.C. Bird) tacked on 10 points
• Nick Chase (Wilmington, NC/Coastal Christian) posted eight points and 3 rebounds
• Jake Duncan (Williamsburg, VA/Williamsburg Christian) corralled a game-high eight rebounds

FOR THE FOES

• Jason Eddie shot 5-6 from three for 15 points. He came into the game 6-28 from three for the season
• Josh Freund scored 12 points to go with five rebounds
• Desgain contributed nine points and six assists
• Reid totaled nine points and four assists

STATS OF THE GAME

• Randolph made seven three pointers to just four for Hampden-Sydney
• H-SC outrebounded RC 34-24
• The Tigers turned over the ball 17 times to 13 for the Wildcats, leading to a 16-9 points off turnovers advantage for Randolph

UP NEXT

• Hampden-Sydney is scheduled to travel to Eastern Mennonite on Saturday for a 3 pm game but be sure to check HSCathletics.com for potential weather-related postponement.