TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Brewton-Parker men's basketball traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to face Stillman (Ala.) in SSAC play on Saturday afternoon.

The Barons (5-17, 3-11 SSAC) fell to the Tigers (13-9, 8-5 SSAC) in a 78-63 defeat.

How It Happened | 1st Half

• The hosts opened with back-to-back threes nearly two minutes into the first half to lead by six early.
• Jeffery Huff Jr. scored the first bucket for BPC at the 17:36 mark, but the Tigers responded with five points to jump out to an 11-2 lead with 16:43 remaining.
• After a dunk from Grant Sanders, Stillman put together another five-point chunk, advancing to a 12-point lead.
• The Barons went on a 9-4 run over the next few minutes to pull the deficit back under double figures, down 20-13 with under 11 minutes to play in the half.
• Brewton-Parker began to battle back, chipping away at the lead, going on a 10-5 run led by five points from Lance Smith to pull the deficit down to just a one-possession ballgame.
• After a deep trey from Stillman, three-pointers from Aaron Udell and Smith boosted the Barons back into the lead at the 6:40 mark with a 29-28 edge just before Udell scored a jumper in the paint to make it a three-point game.
• The Tigers pieced together two jumpers from beyond the arc to lead by three with four minutes to play.
• Huff Jr. scored the Barons' final seven points of the half, closing in on the Tigers as BPC ended the first 20 minutes behind 43-38.

How It Happened | 2nd Half

• Sanders opened the second half with a slam to pull the Barons back to just a three-point deficit.
• BPC managed to hang around Stillman for the first few minutes of the half, remaining no further than five points away from the Tigers until the 12:32 mark.
• Stillman utilized a five-point chunk to pull out to a 56-47 lead, but the Barons answered with five points of their own to move back to a four-point deficit with over nine minutes left in the game.
• A few scores from the charity stripe by Smith and Huff Jr. eventually pulled the Barons as close as three points with 7:41 to play but the Tigers began to wear down BPC to the point of surging back to a double-figure lead late into the half.
• The Tigers finished the final eight minutes, outscoring BPC 20-8 with the Barons unable to manage a comeback effort, falling 78-63.

Inside The Statistics

• BPC shot for 43.1% (22-of-51) from the floor, 41.2% (7-of-17) from three, and 70.6% (12-of-17) from the charity stripe.
• Huff Jr. led with 18 points while shooting 6-of-9 from the floor. Smith also scored double figures with 12 points and led the rebounding efforts with seven boards ahead of Damarcus Johnson Jr. as well as Emmanuel Green by one rebound.

Other Notables

• Stillman won the turnover battle 8-16, gathering six steals and producing 20 points off turnovers.
• BPC held a 34-31 advantage off the glass.

Next Up

• Brewton-Parker returns to action on Tuesday night with Talladega (Ala.) visiting Gillis Gym.