MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker Men's Basketball hosted Mobile (Ala.) on Thursday night in Gillis Gym.

The Barons (2-24, 1-13 SSAC) fell short against the Rams (13-15, 7-9 SSAC), 66-59.

"Even in a loss, what was pleasing to our staff tonight was seeing the improvements in the areas that we have been emphasizing since we took over," Interim Head Coach Karim Mawuenyega said. "I think we are getting better but we are still fighting bad habits that have been built up over the season.

"Tonight, we learned what playing hard can look like for us," Mawuenyega added. "I believe our next step forward is consistency."

How It Happened

Mobile opened the game with a quick jumper with Brewton-Parker answering a couple of minutes later to level the score early. The Rams scored four unanswered points, leading 6-2 with 13:51 remaining before Antrell Williams scored a deep three-pointer to knock the deficit down to just one.

The Rams began building a bit of a surplus as they hit the first double-digit lead of the night, leading 17-7 with 6:35 to play in the first half. Mobile boosted its lead to 15 points with 3:33 left to play with the Barons closing out the first half on a 10-4 run to pull the deficit into the single figures, behind just 30-21 at the break.

Brewton-Parker opened the second half hot with a 15-4 run to level the score and capture a two-point lead at the 15:28 mark. The Rams answered with a jumper to tie the game at 36-36 but an "and-one" effort from Bryce Wilson gave BPC a three-point lead with 15:00 on the scoreboard. The Barons advanced to a five-point lead off a jumper from Jeffery Huff but Mobile chipped away at the lead to tie the game at 44-44 with 11:53 left to play.

UM regained control of the score with a three-pointer, but Chance Hatcher and the Barons equalized one last time at 49-49 with eight minutes remaining. Mobile slowly built up to an eight-point lead with three minutes left and was able to reach a nine-point cushion in the final minute of action before Cameron Cherry score a bucket in the final seconds to move the score to 66-59 at the buzzer.

Inside The Statistics

• Floyd Davis led the BPC offensive efforts with 12 points followed by Wilson with nine points.
• TJ Taylor notched a team-high seven boards on the night.
• BPC shot for 37.9% from the floor, 35% from three, and 66.7% from the free-throw line.
• Mobile outrebounded Brewton-Parker, 34-33.

Other Notables

• Mobile gave up 15 turnovers with the Barons giving away 13. BPC outscored UM 12-11 in points off turnovers.
• The bench for Brewton-Parker outscored Mobile's bench 19-6 on the night.

Next Up

• Brewton-Parker will host Faulkner on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.