The Randolph College WildCats secured the rebound off a missed free throw with 0.8 seconds left to defeat Hampden-Sydney Basketball 63-62

THE BASIC

• Final Score: Randolph 63, Hampden-Sydney 62
• Records: H-SC 7-11, 3-6 ODAC; Randolph 7-11, 4-5 ODAC
• Location: Hampden-Sydney, VA – Turner Gymnasium

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams struggled to score through the first seven minutes, but H-SC held a 7-2 lead following a Josh Katowitz layup at 13:16
• The Tigers continued to hold the lead at 16-11 at the 9:37 mark, but Randolph unleashed a 16-1 run over the next eight minutes to go out in front 27-17 with two minutes to play in the half
• The Tigers got on track just over thirty seconds later as H-SC scored six of the last seven points of the half to go into intermission down just 28-23
• Randolph held on to the five-point lead after four minutes of play in the second half, but Malik Crute drained consecutive three pointers to gave the Tigers a 32-31 lead, and Reid Jacoby answered on the next possession with a three pointer to regain a two-point lead for Randolph at 14:46
• H-SC managed to keep the game within one to seven points for the majority of the half
• Following a Jeremiah Davis layup at 1:59 to provide the WildCats a 59-56 advantage, JaVonte Reddick connected on a three pointer to tie the game with 1:45 remaining on the clock
• Davis again converted another layup at 1:23, and after each team traded a turnover, Logan Samuels found Justin Reid streaking in from the left corner for a game-tying layup with 14 seconds remaining
• Reid Jacoby made a running floater seven seconds later to regain a two-point lead, but Randolph fouled Samuels as he went up for a layup with only 0.8 seconds remaining. He would make the first and miss the second following a Randolph timeout, and Andy Toe grabbed the rebound to secure the win

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• JaVonte Reddick scored 18 points and came up with several big plays and deflections on the defensive end. He shot 7-9 overall and 4-6 from three
• Josh Katowitz registered a double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocks
• Samuels recorded a double-double with 11 assists and 10 points
• Crute tallied 10 points and eight boards

FOR THE FOES

• Jacoby tallied 22 points and five assists but had seven turnovers
• Davis added 12 points and seven rebounds

STATS OF THE GAME

• The Tigers shot 45% for the game compared to a 39% mark for the WildCats. H-SC also made seven threes compared to just three for Randolph
• Free throws doomed the Tigers as they went just 9-20 compared to a 17-27 performance for Randolph

NEXT GAME

• Hampden-Sydney travels to Emory & Henry on Saturday for a 4:30 pm contest