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reid carrier, 3
Reily Rogers
91
Winner Sewanee Sewan 10-15,6-8 SAA
89
Centre Centre 13-11,6-8 SAA
Winner
Sewanee Sewan
10-15,6-8 SAA
91
Final
89
Centre Centre
13-11,6-8 SAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Sewanee Sewan 44 47 91
Centre Centre 39 50 89

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Carrier's 30 lifts Sewanee past Centre, 91-89

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Reid Carrier dropped 30 points as Sewanee's men's basketball team defeated Centre on the road, 91-89, in the final game of the regular season inside Alumni Gymnasium.

Carrier shot 8-of-14 from the field and knocked down seven three-pointers. He added four assists, including a trio of three-pointers in the final two minutes of the first half to give Sewanee a 44-39 lead at the break.

Jack Bakken added 19 points and five rebounds, while Nikolas Avaliani chipped in 17 points, including a critical three-pointer with 4:35 left in the second half to give Sewanee the lead. Fletcher Bigham recorded 12 points and eight rebounds, and Aidan Treacy contributed nine points and seven boards.

The Tigers shot 50 percent from the floor (29-of-58) and 41.4 percent from beyond the arc (12-of-29), while converting 21-of-29 from the free-throw line. Sewanee also tallied 19 fast-break points and 28 points in the paint.

Carrier buried a three just 26 seconds into the game as the Tigers and Colonels traded baskets early, with neither team taking more than a five-point lead in the first half.

Trailing 37-32 with just over two minutes remaining, Carrier sparked a decisive run, converting three free throws before drilling three three-pointers in the final 1:48 of the half, including one with 49 seconds left, to swing momentum back to the Tigers. Sewanee closed the half on a 12-2 run, all 12 points coming from Carrier, to take a 44-39 advantage into the break.

Carrier opened the second half with another three, extending his personal scoring run to 15 straight points. Two made free throws from Bakken gave the Tigers their largest lead of the game two minutes into the half.

Drake Ingram answered with a jumper in the paint before Carrier connected on another three. After Centre hit a jumper, Bakken responded with one of his own, but the Colonels went on a 7-0 run to cut Sewanee's lead to four. Bigham pushed the margin back to seven with a three off an assist from Carrier, but Centre answered with a three of its own to make it a four-point game with 13:36 to play.

The contest tightened into a back-and-forth battle, featuring multiple ties and lead changes over the final 10 minutes.

Centre regained the lead at 64-61 with 9:33 to play, but Bigham converted a jumper to pull Sewanee within one. Ingram hit both free throws before Avaliani converted an old-fashioned three-point play to tie the game at 66. The teams exchanged baskets before Avaliani buried a clutch three to give the Tigers a 74-72 advantage. Bakken followed with a mid-range jumper and a free throw to stretch the lead to five at the 2:52 mark.

Centre continued to battle, as Ingram hit another three, but Carrier answered with a three of his own. Treacy added a free throw to make it a six-point game with 50 seconds to play.

The final minute turned into a free-throw contest, as Bakken and Treacy converted key attempts at the line while Centre stayed alive with two quick three-pointers from Ingram to pull within one possession. Ingram's second three came with six seconds remaining, cutting the score to 90-89.

Sewanee inbounded and found Avaliani, who split a pair of free throws with five seconds remaining to extend the margin to two.

Centre's final three-point attempt at the buzzer missed, sealing the 91-89 road victory for the Tigers and clinching a postseason appearance for Sewanee.
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Players Mentioned

Fletcher Bigham

#20 Fletcher Bigham

F
6' 8"
Junior
Reid Carrier

#3 Reid Carrier

G
6' 0"
Junior
Aidan Treacy

#10 Aidan Treacy

G
6' 1"
Junior
Nikolas Avaliani

#22 Nikolas Avaliani

G
6' 4"
Freshman
Jack Bakken

#12 Jack Bakken

F
6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Fletcher Bigham

#20 Fletcher Bigham

6' 8"
Junior
F
Reid Carrier

#3 Reid Carrier

6' 0"
Junior
G
Aidan Treacy

#10 Aidan Treacy

6' 1"
Junior
G
Nikolas Avaliani

#22 Nikolas Avaliani

6' 4"
Freshman
G
Jack Bakken

#12 Jack Bakken

6' 7"
Freshman
F