Box Score SEWANEE, Tenn. (Jan. 25, 2013) – In front of an electric standing-room only crowd, the Sewanee men's basketball team defeated Southern Athletic Association (SAA) rival Rhodes, 59-56, Friday inside Juhan Gymnasium.
The Tigers jumped out front quickly. Sewanee led 15-2 out of the gate, after Garrett Heatherly hit a layup mid-way through the half.
Despite a layup by Andrew Galow, the Tigers continued to pour it on over the next 10 minutes.
Jump shots by Leo Born, Keshonn Carter, Marcellus Caldwell, Nilan Hodge, and Brett Bouldin extended the Sewanee advantage to 21, 31-10, with 2:47 left.
In the second half, Rhodes responded. Despite being down 20, 34-14, out of the locker room, the Lynx slowly chipped away at their deficit.
After a 13-5 run over a four-minute span, Rhodes found itself down only 12, 56-44, with 6:50 left.
From there, the Lynx stayed aggressive. A three by Patrick McGrail, free throws by Galow, and a layup by Theo Hartwell closed the gap to seven, 58-51, with 3:08 to go.
Moments later, Rhodes finally pulled to within one possession, 58-56, after Galow capped off a three-point play with 29 seconds left.
Things continued to stay tight down the stretch. Despite a free-throw by Bryant, the Lynx had two additional chances to tie the game. However, with a rowdy crowd behind them, Sewanee's defense stepped-up the final seconds.
Overall, Sewanee finished 21-of-38 (55.3 percent) from the floor. In fact, that total was the third-best this season, only behind the Tigers' games at Johnson (58.6 percent) and against Boyce (57.6 percent).
Individually, senior Lewis Affronti finished with his best offensive output since Nov. 18th against MacMurray. The Virginia Beach, Va., native added a team-high 15 points on a perfect 5-for-5 effort from outside the three-point line.
Additionally, Bryant played well with 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting.
SAA leading scorer Galow led Rhodes with a game-high 26 points.
Sewanee will look to win back-to-back games when league member Hendrix travels to the Domain, Sunday. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
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