MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker Men's Basketball faced Point (Ga.) for their Senior Night matchup on Wednesday.

The Barons (9-17, 5-13 SSAC) took down the Skyhawks (6-19, 0-17 SSAC) with a score of 70-57 to break a six-game skid.

How It Happened | First Half

The Barons struck first with a trey from Jordan Johnson. The Skyhawks responded with a three and a layup to take a 5-3 lead at the 17:22 mark. Over the next six minutes, BPC found themselves winning a 9-4 stretch led by four points from Zsolt Boros
to take a three-point lead with 11:47 remaining.

Point took a two-point lead at the 9:52 mark with an 8-3 stretch. Over the next two minutes, Dre Burroughs and Johnson put up two points each, giving the Barons a 19-17 lead with 7:38 left in the half. Point took a 26-20 lead with a 9-1 run over the next two minutes.

A huge dunk from Grant Sanders sparked an 11-2 BPC run led by Sanders with five points to give the Barons a 31-28 lead going into halftime. 

How It Happened | Second Half

The Skyhawks struck first in the second half with a 4-1 stretch in the opening minute to tie the game 32-32. Over the next three minutes, Brewton-Parker produced a 12-5 stretch led by Burroughs with six points and Lance Smith with four to take a 44-37 lead with 16:38 left to play.

Both teams went back and forth over the next four minutes, producing a 7-5 stretch for Point to cut the lead to five with just over 12 minutes remaining. The Barons found some momentum, as Johnson and Burroughs dropped five points a piece in a 10-0 run to go up 59-44 with 7:23 left on the clock.

After a 6-3 stretch, the Barons took the biggest lead of the night with Smith picking up four points to produce an 18-point lead with four minutes left to play. The Skyhawks found a little momentum at the end taking a 10-5 stretch, but the Barons were able to hold them off to take a 70-57 win.

Inside the Statistics

• BPC shot for 42.9% (24-of-56) from the floor, 33.3% (7-of-21) from three, and 57.7% (15-of-26) from the foul line.
• Burroughs led the team with 22 points and eight rebounds.
• Smith picked up 18 points while Johnson gathered 13 points.
• The Barons gathered 12 steals and forced 18 turnovers on the defensive side of the ball.
• Point won the rebound battle 39-27 as Sanders led with 15 boards.

Next Up

• The Barons will travel to Thomasville, Ga. to take on Thomas University on Saturday, February 17 at 2:00 p.m. ET.