Hampden-Sydney Basketball came back from a 12-point deficit with 5:35 to play to defeat Washington and Lee 66-62 in ODAC action from Fleet Gymnasium. 

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Hampden-Sydney 66, Washington and Lee 62
• Records: H-SC 2-3, 1-0 ODAC; Washington and Lee 1-5, 0-1 ODAC
• Location: Hampden-Sydney, VA – Fleet Gymnasium

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Defense ruled for much of the first half with neither team scoring in the first three minutes
• However, just three minutes later, the Generals led 10-4 as they scored all 10 points in the paint.
• Two Tigers possessions later, Hampden-Sydney tied the game courtesy of a Jake Duncan three pointer followed by three free throws for Kevin Quinn after getting fouled on an attempt beyond the arc.
• The game remained within a one to two possession score through the three-minute mark, 26-21, but the Generals scored eight of the last 12 points in the half to go into intermission up nine, 34-25
• H-SC gradually chipped away at the lead by attacking the paint, trailing just 38-34 just over four minutes in.
• H-SC couldn't cut the lead to less than four over the next 10 minutes and the Generals used a 10-2 run to go up 55-43 with 5:35 to play
• H-SC used a three-point play from Nick Chase and a triple from Kevin Quinn to get within six, 55-49.
• W&L went back up by eight on the next possession, but Chase drained two free throws. Following a timeout, the Tigers used a fullcourt press to rattle the Generals
• W&L turned over the ball on the inbound pass as Logan Samuels tipped the pass and corralled the ball, dishing it to Guilherme Guimaraes who handed it off to Duncan for a layup to make it only a four-point game, 57-53, at the 3:47 mark.
• Washington and Lee then committed a turnover just after crossing halfcourt as Samuels stole the ball and streaked down for the layup to put the Tigers down two, 57-55, and forcing a Generals timeout at 3:33.
• W&L gave away the ball on their third consecutive possession but H-SC was not able to capitalize. However, the Tigers then forced a missed three and Chase threw a lob pass out of the low post to a cutting Guimaraes for a dunk to tie the game at 57 with 2:20 remaining in the game
• Clayton Murtha scored the next trip down for W&L but Guimaraes tied the game again with 1:26 to play off a putback layup
• Devin Kearns answered with a long two-point jumper just as the shot clock was expiring to put the Generals ahead 61-59 with a minute left.
• Guimaraes was fouled in the double bonus 10 seconds later. He made the first and missed the second, but he gained control of a 50/50 rebound on the arc with 41 seconds to play and H-SC called a timeout to set up a play
• Out of the timeout, Chase found Guimaraes for a layup to go up by one, 61-61, with 26 seconds remaining
• Kearns drove down the left side of the paint for a layup but Guimaraes blocked it and Chase reeled in the rebound and was fouled with 6.3 ticks left on the clock. Chase made both to provide H-SC with a 64-61 lead.
• With just six fouls committed in the half, Hampden-Sydney elected to commit a foul instead of allowing the Generals to tie the game on a three pointer or an and-one. The strategy paid off as Kearns made the first and intentionally missed the second, but Duncan controlled the board and made two free throws to seal the victory.

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• Guimaraes posted a double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks as he shot 7-11 from the floor
• Chase scored 16 points to go with seven boards. He shot 4-6 from the field and made eight of nine free throw attempts.
• Samuels scored 10 in addition to three assists and three steals
• Duncan chipped in with 13 points and three assists

FOR THE FOES

• Clayton Murtha scored a game-high 17 points as he converted seven of his 11 shot attempts
• Andy Kleinlein contributed 14 points and five caroms
• Kearns added 12 points
• Joe Wiencek grabbed a team-high eight boards and also added six points

STATS OF THE GAME

• H-SC outscored the Generals 41-28 in the second half, shooting 52% from the field and 14-18 from the foul line while holding W&L to a 38.5% shooting performance after the break
• Chase scored all 16 of his points in the second half while Guimaraes scored 10 and Duncan eight
• The Tigers outscored the Generals by 12 at the charity stripe as H-SC went 21-27 and W&L 9-13
• H-SC won the battle in the paint, registering a 36-28 advantage in points in the paint

NEXT GAME

• Hampden-Sydney hosts Guilford in an ODAC battle on Saturday at 2 pm.