HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA – Hampden-Sydney Basketball won the Blue Jay Invitational Sunday afternoon, defeating host Johns Hopkins University 75-70 in overtime. Mike Murray (Norfolk, VA / Norfolk Christian) was named Tournament MVP while Andrew Evans (Raleigh, NC / Millbrook) was named to the All-Tournament team

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Hampden-Sydney 75, Johns Hopkins 70
• Records: H-SC 9-2, Johns Hopkins 4-6
• Location: Baltimore, MD – Goldfarb Gym

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game was back and forth with nine ties and eight lead changes
• H-SC led 31-28 at halftime and opened up the second half with a 39-32 advantage two minutes in, but JHU scored seven straight to tie the game at 15:47.
• The Tigers led 56-54 at the 7:20 mark and extended it to 61-54 with 2:45 to play in regulation.
• Kyle Doran connected on a three pointer 15 seconds later, and two Ryan Curran free throws made it a two-point game with 1:52 left
• Evans made it a four-point game with two freebies at 1:43, and Sam Gordon cut the deficit back to two with 1:24 on the clock
• Gene Williams went to the foul line for a one-and-one with 32 seconds to play but missed the front end, but the Tigers were whistled for a questionable traveling call at the 18-second mark
• Doran tied the game with three seconds left, and Murray's 1/3 court three-pointer at the buzzer beater banked off the backboard to sent the game to overtime
• The Blue Jays drew first blood in overtime on a free throw, but then Josh Katowitz (Raleigh, NC / Heritage) delivered a lob pas to Guilherme Guimaraes (Ribeirão Preto, Brazil / Miller School) who finished the one-handed dunk over a Hopkins defender
• An Evans steal resulted in a run out that was nearly another Guimaraes dunk, but he was fouled and made one of two free throws to put H-SC up 66-64 at 4:20
• Following two Evans free throws, H-SC led 68-64 at 2:41, but JHU tied the game at 70-70 with 61 seconds remaining
• The Tiger defense held JHU to just one field goal attempt the rest of the way as Evans and Guimaraes combined to go 5-for-6 on free throws in the final 37 seconds.

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• Evans led the Tigers in scoring with 15 points along with four rebounds. He shot 3-5 overall, 3-3 from three, and 6-6 on free throws
• JaVonte Reddick (Richmond, VA / L.C. Bird) posted 13 points and he went 3-4 from three range
• Guimaraes contributed 11 points and four boards
• Katowitz tacked on four points, eight caroms, three assists, and three blocks
• Murray totaled seven points, seven rebounds, eight assists, and two steals
• Mitch Owens (Williamsburg, VA / Walsingham) put up eight points and seven boards

FOR THE FOES

• Williams scored 25 points, but was held scoreless the last 16 minutes of the contest
• Doran scored nine points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds
• Curran came off the bench to post 13 points and eight caroms
• Gordon tallied eight points and nine rebounds

STATS OF THE GAME

• H-SC held another opponent to under 40% shooting, limiting the Blue Jays to a 36.4% performance
• The Tiger reserves came up big, posting 32 points off the bench

UP NEXT

• Hampden-Sydney travels to Randolph-Macon on Wednesday for a 7 pm contest.