BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of the South men's basketball team posted a 66-61 victory at Birmingham-Southern College, Friday night inside Bill Battle Coliseum.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (12-5, 5-1) 66, Birmingham-Southern (10-7, 3-3) 61
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Despite the slow start in the first couple of minutes, Sewanee went on a 9-2 run at the under-16 media timeout.
-The Tigers made it a 13-6 lead on an
Eli Holland fastbreak layup thanks to a block and rebound by
Russ Marr.
-BSC did claw back into the contest, cutting the deficit to one, 23-22, with less than five minutes left in the half.
-Sewanee prevailed until the intermission, finishing the half on a 9-4 run and leading 32-27 at the break.
-Despite a
Colin Kahl layup to start the second half, the Panthers went on an 11-0 run to reclaim the lead, 36-34, at the under-16 media timeout.
-Sewanee reclaimed the lead at the 14:44 mark on a triple by
Russ Marr, and from there, the Tigers pushed the lead to 10 points, 52-42, with 8:25 left in the contest.
-BSC took advantage of Sewanee's turnovers and used an 11-5 run to make it a 63-61 lead with 1:31 to go. However,
Luka Avaliani's key free throws and two late BSC turnovers seal the contest for the Tigers.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Luka Avaliani dropped 14 points thanks to 5-of-5 from the charity stripe and added nine rebounds and four assists.
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Russ Marr led the Tigers with 15 points. Off the bench,
Eli Holland grabbed nine rebounds.
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Tre Corrigan knocked down his 100th career 3-pointer, finishing with 10 points on the night and adding four rebounds and dimes each.
BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN KEY STATISTICS
-Josh Childers led all scorers with 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting.
UP NEXT
The University of the South will wrap up the four-game, two-week road swing Sunday afternoon at Millsaps College.
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