MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker men's basketball returned home to Gillis Gymnasium on Monday afternoon for an SSAC contest against Dalton State (Ga.).

The Barons (4-14, 2-8 SSAC) slipped into a tight game in the second half against Roadrunners (11-7, 6-4 SSAC) in a 69-64 loss on familiar hardwood.

How It Happened | 1st Half

• Jeffery Huff Jr. kicked things off with a fastbreak score 30 seconds into the game before Damarcus Johnson Jr. took advantage of a pair of free throws to give the Barons an early 4-0 lead.
• Dalton State answered with a 7-2 run over the next couple of minutes to lead by one.
• Brewton-Parker regained control of the score with a 6-2 run led by four points from Huff Jr. with 13:41 remaining on the clock.
• Over the next three minutes, the Roadrunners outscored the Barons 8-4 to lead 17-16 before Johnson Jr. surged with five points to give BPC a four-point edge with just over nine minutes to play in the half.
• After a bucket from the visitors, the Barons returned with four unanswered from Johnson Jr. to jump out to a 25-19 lead.
• The Roadrunners eventually pulled the deficit down to a one-possession score, but Aaron Udell had other plans as he produced 10 points and a hot hand within 90 seconds to give BPC a 37-27 lead with just over three minutes to play.
• Brewton-Parker remained in control of the lead to close the half up by eight points.

How It Happened | 2nd Half

• The Barons built up a 13-point advantage in the opening four minutes of the half with a 7-2 run.
• Buckets started to become scarce for Brewton-Parker while Dalton State slowly chipped away at their deficit, outscoring the Barons 24-7 over a 12-minute span to equalize and claimed a 58-54 lead with just over four minutes left.
• Chance Hatcher connected for a jumper in the paint to knock the gap down to just two, but the Roadrunners answered with a pair of scores to lead by six.
• Udell knocked down a trey at the 2:04 mark to pull the Barons back to just a one-possession game, but six unanswered points in 60 seconds essentially sealed out Brewton-Parker from a comeback.
• The Barons found five points in the final moments, but there was not enough time on the clock as Dalton State managed to hold on to a five-point lead, winning 69-64.

Inside The Statistics

• Brewton-Parker finished the afternoon shooting for 41.7% (25-of-60) from the field, 38.5% (5-of-13) from three, and 64.3% (9-of-14) from the foul line.
• Johnson Jr. led the Barons and the game with a season-high double-double performance with 23 points as well as snagging 11 boards alongside Grant Sanders' 11 rebounds.
• Udell scored a season-best 17 point while shooting 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and 6-of-13 from the floor.
• Huff Jr. was the final Baron in double figures with 10 points, landing just shy of a double-double with nine rebounds.
• Hatcher produced five of BPC's 13 assists.

Other Notables

• Brewton-Parker led 41-32 off the glass.
• Dalton State gave up just eight turnovers while the Barons gave up 15.
• The Roadrunners produced 18 points off the BPC miscues.

Next Up

• Brewton-Parker returns to action on Thursday night with a contest against Loyola (La.) at 7:30 p.m. ET.