MARIETTA, Ga. – The Brewton-Parker men's basketball program continued play on Friday night with a road contest against Life (Ga.)

The Barons (1-7) fell short against the Running Eagles (3-0) in a 70-58 contest.

Head Coach Stephen Birchfield spoke briefly about the game. "The guys played hard and I thought they played as well as they could with the preparation they had," Birchfield said. "When it comes down to it, we have a talented group but we have not arrived at the point where we are prepared to win."

"I believe this team can turn the corner as we head into conference play," Birchfield added. "We should be a competitor in the SSAC when we put things together."

How It Happened

• Both teams opened the game with back-and-forth scores with Life taking the advantage, but Brewton-Parker equalized just about every time the Running Eagles took the lead. The Barons took their first lead of the night with 13 minutes remaining as Chance Hatcher scored to lead 7-6. Life responded and built a four-point lead before Brewton-Parker pulled it back level at 11-11 with 11 minutes to play.
• The Barons reclaimed the lead, but Life continued to respond. For the following few minutes, both teams traded shots and lead changes. Life was able to finally pull away to two scores, but the Barons battled to a one-point deficit at the break with the Running Eagles leading 32-31.
• After the break, Life opened with a three-pointer to take a four-point lead. Brewton-Parker was able to pull within one point with under 15 minutes to play but that would be the closest they could get for the remainder of the game. Life slowly built up a lead that eventually broke the double-digit mark with just under six minutes to play.
• The Running Eagles advanced their lead to 15 points with about three minutes to play and eventually closed out the game with a 12-point, 70-58 lead to secure the win over the Barons.

Inside The Statistics

• Hatcher led with 18 points and seven rebounds while TJ Taylor scored 10 points. Emmanuel Green notched eight points with Nic Pullum netting six. George Davey led with three assists on the night.
• As a team, Brewton-Parker shot for 36.1% (26-of-72) from the field and just 8.3% (1-of-12) from three-point range. In addition, BPC shot for 45.5% (5-of-11) from the charity stripe.
• Life gave up 15 turnovers while Brewton-Parker gave up 12. The Barons were able to score 13 points off turnovers as well as produced 12 second-chance points.

Other Notables

• The Running Eagles barely outrebounded the Barons 50-49 on the night.
• The Brewton-Parker bench produced 27 points on the night.
• Brewton-Parker notched 10 assists with Life gathering 15.
• BPC led 8-7 in steals.

Next Up

• Brewton-Parker opens SSAC play on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET as they host William Carey (Miss.) in Gillis Gym.