William Peace erased a six-point halftime deficit en route to defeating Hampden-Sydney Basketball 80-73 on Tuesday evening

THE BASICS

• Final Score: William Peace 80, Hampden-Sydney 73
• Records: H-SC 1-3, William Peace 3-1
• Location: Raleigh, NC – Hermann Athletic Center

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pacers took an early advantage, leading 10-6 four minutes in, but the Tigers started taking over the half from there, building up a five-point advantage, 22-17, with 9:11 to go in the first half
• H-SC would lead by as many as nine in the opening stanza, and went into halftime up 42-36 following a Guilherme Guimaraes dunk a few seconds before the buzzer
• The Tigers continued to lead by six, 54-48, with 13:32 left in the game, but William Peace used a 9-2 spurt over two minutes to take a one-point lead.
• Tied at 65-65 at 7:55, the Pacers gradually pulled away and led 78-70 with 1:43 on the clock
• Jake Duncan connected on a three pointer 30 seconds later to cut the deficit to five, but the Pacers were able to hold the Tigers scoreless the rest of the way to hold on for the win

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• Nick Chase had team highs of 14 points and seven rebounds
• Josh Katowitz notched 14 points, four rebounds, and three assists
• Kevin Quinn contributed 11 points and four boards
• Jack Costigan added a team-high five assists

FOR THE FOES

• Chris Thomas scored a game-high 21 points
• Jalen Vince stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists
• Ryan Emfinger scored 16 points
• William Herring scored nine to go with a team-high eight rebounds

STATS OF THE GAME

• William Peace had a +8 advantage in points off free throws, shooting 16-23 compared to 8-11 for H-SC
• The Pacers outrebounded the Tigers 41-39 and had a 15-4 advantage in second chance points
• William Peace forced 15 turnovers while committing 11 and outscored Hampden-Sydney 21-4 in points off turnovers

NEXT GAME

• Hampden-Sydney hosts Washington and Lee on Wednesday, November 30 at 7 pm