MEMPHIS - The University of the South men's basketball team dropped an 82-76 decision to Rhodes College in a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) contest, Sunday afternoon from Mallory Gymnasium.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Rhodes (14-6, 7-4) 82, Sewanee (14-8, 7-4) 76
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Rhodes got out to a 15-7 lead with 14:21 left in the opening half, but it did not mean anything to Sewanee. The Purple Tigers scored the next 21 points to erase an eight point deficit to a 13-point lead on a
Tre Corrigan triple with less than eight minutes to go.
-The 23-2 run by Sewanee in about an eight-minute span was good enough to see the Tigers ahead 40-34 at the break.
-However, the story turned back to the home team's favor. After
Graham Smith's shot from downtown with 17:32 to go to give Sewanee toe 12-point lead, 50-38, the Lynx had a 19-3 run of their own to claim a four-point advantage, 57-53 at the under-12 media.
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Russ Marr made it a one-possession game with a layup after a
Tre Corrigan steal and pass, but the Lynx had another run and this one stuck. Rhodes posted a 12-2 run to give the hosts the 69-57 lead with six minutes to go.
-The Purple and White did cut the deficit to one possesion on two separate occasions with less than a minute remaining, but Rhodes sealed the game at the free throw line.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
-With Rhodes' win over Sewanee, the Lynx (7-4) have tied the Tigers (7-4) for second place in the SAA standings with three games remaining.
-Birmingham-Southern, (6-5) who Sewanee swept the regular season series against, sits in fourth place.
-With the events in Memphis on Sunday, Berry (11-0) clinched the SAA Regular Season Championship and will be the top seed in the SAA Tournament starting on Feb. 19.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Luka Avaliani recorded his first career 20-point with a personal best 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting and 5-of-5 from the charity stripe. The sophomore also added seven rebounds.
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Russ Marr added 19 points, while
Colin Kahl posted 10 points and eight rebounds.
RHODES KEY STATISTICS
-Phil Dotson led the Lynx with 17 bench points, while Koki Wiley added 14 points and rebounds each.
UP NEXT
Sewanee does have the advantage in the SAA schedule for the final week and a half of the regular season. The University of the South's final three games will take place from Juhan Gymnasium. Berry College will be the first opponent for Sewanee on Friday at 8 p.m.
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