BREVARD, N.C. - The University of the South men's basketball team took down Brevard College in a pre-Thanksgiving contest, 87-82, Tuesday night from Boshamer Gymnasium. The Tigers earned its third consecutive win, all coming on the road.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (4-3) 87, Brevard (0-4) 82
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Tied 7-7 at the 17:41 mark in the opening half, The Tigers went on an 11-2 runto push the lead to 19-9 with 14:19 left in the opening period.
-The Tornados would return the favor and reclaim the lead, 20-19, with 11:38 remaining in the half. From there, no one had more than a one-possession lead, as the game was even at 39 after 20 minutes.
-After a
Tre Corrigan free throw, LB Boyette gave the Tornados the 42-40 lead, but the Tigers went on an 8-1 run to push the lead to five.
-Following a triple fom Chancey Watson to make it a one possession game, Sewanee went on a 10-2 run to lead, 58-47, at the 11:36 mark in the second half.
-Sewanee made the lead as high as 16 thanks to a Corrigan 3-pointer with 5:08 left in the game.
-After Brevard shot 50% from the field in the opening half (16-of-32), the Tornados shot just 43% (16-of-37) in the second half and just 4-of-12 from downtown.
-Playing for the first time at Brevard in the all-time series, Sewanee moves to 3-0 all-time in the season series versus the Tornados.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Russ Marr picked up his second 30-point game of the season with 30 points on 8-of-12 shooting and 5-of-7 from downtown. He also knocked down 9-of-12 from the charity stripe. The sophomore also posted four rebounds and also swatted away four shots.
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Colin Kahl dropped 19 points, while
Tre Corrigan scored 15 and added seven boards and five dimes.
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Luka Avaliani scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
-For the game, the University of the South shot 27-of-47 (57.4%) and 15-of-24 (62.5%) in the second half. During the three-game win streak, the Tigers are shooting 53.6% from the floor
BREVARD KEY STATISTICS
-LB Boyette scored 18 points, while Kavan Horton totaled 12 points.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will return home for a contest with Berea on Sunday afternoon.
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