SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South men's basketball team made its first nine shots from the field as they connected for 63% on field goals as they took down the Stormy Petrels of Oglethorpe University, 88-72, Friday night in a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) contest from Juhan Gymnasium.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (6-14, 3-8) 88, Oglethorpe (15-6, 9-2) 72
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Sewanee scored the first seven points in the game, but Oglethorpe made it a 9-5 affair with 17 minutes remaining in the half. However, Sewanee pushed the lead to 10 points on two occasions before the under-12 media timeout.
-Up 27-20 with nine minutes left in the half, the Purple and White used an 15-4 run to make it an 18-point game, 42-24, with four minutes left in the half before OU was forced to burn its second time out of the half.
-Sewanee, who had a lead as high as 21 points, maintained the 16-point affair, 47-31, at the break.
-OU was able to cut the deficit to eight points, 69-61, with 7:44 left in the game, but Sewanee had an 8-2 run to put the game away for good.
-Sewanee snapped a seven-game losing streak on Friday night. Meanwhile, Oglethorpe, who was leading the conference entering Friday's action, saw its nine-game win streak snapped on the Domain.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Russ Marr posted a career-best 32 points on 11-of-18 from the field and 7-of-12 from downtown. Marr posted his first-ever 30-point game and it is the first 30-plus performance since Adrian Thomas C'20 dropped 41 against Johnson (Tenn.) on Dec. 10, 2019.
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Luka Avaliani also posted a career performance on Friday night with 19 points thanks to a 9-of-10 effort from the field.
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Colin Kahl recorded 12 points on a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor and added eight boards, while
John Crump recorded eight points and rebounds each and added six dimes.
-For the game, the Purple Tigers set a season high in points (88), rebounds (44), assists (21) and matched their high in field goals made (33). Additionally, Sewanee's 61.1% performance from the floor is the best this season. The last time the Purple and White had at least a 60% mark from the field since Nov. 20, 2018 at Covenant.
OGLETHORPE KEY STATISTICS
-Dimetri Chambers posted 27 points and 10 steals to pace the Petrels.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will next take on Berry, who now claims the top spot in the league standings entering Sunday's slew of games, at 3 p.m., following the women's game and Senior Day.
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