COCHRAN, Ga. – Brewton-Parker Men's Basketball traveled to Cochran, Ga. to take on Middle Georgia for the regular season finale on Saturday afternoon.
The Barons (9-19, 5-15 SSAC) fell to the Knights (11-15, 7-13 SSAC) in a 75-68 loss.
How It Happened | First Half
Zailan Blue broke the game open at the 18:45 mark with a layup before Middle Georgia followed with a pair of three throws at the 16:34 mark while taking a 4-2 lead with 16:03 left in the half. A free throw from
Lance Smith and a trey from Blue leveled the score at 6-6 a minute later.
Both teams battled in some short back-and-forth play before the Knights went on a 7-0 stretch to lead 14-8 with 10:22 left to play. For the final nine minutes of play, Brewton-Parker outscored Middle Georgia 23-21 and was led by 10 points from
Dre Burroughs followed by seven points from
Grant Sanders.
For the half, Brewton-Parker shot for 36.4% (12-of-33) from the field, 23.1% (3-of-13) from three, and 40% (4-of-10) from the foul line.
How It Happened | Second Half
Brewton-Parker utilized a three-pointer from Burroughs and a layup from Smith to take a 36-35 lead to open the second half, leaving 17:46 on the clock. After a layup from the Knights, BPC advanced to a 39-37 lead with a trey from Smith moments later.
Another trey from Smith at the 15:44 mark boosted the Barons to a 42-38 lead and was followed up by a layup from Sanders for a six-point edge. For the next seven minutes, both teams battled by trading shots until the Knights edged out the Barons on a 12-8 run for a 50-50 ballgame.
Both teams battled back and forth for the following four or so minutes, leveling the game once again for a 60-60 scoreline. BPC was led by three points from
Jordan Johnson, Burroughs, and Blue.
Middle Georgia closed the game with a 15-8 stretch of scoring with Blue scoring six points followed by two from
Kendall Norrington Jr. The Knights secured a 75-68 victory, scoring the final five points from the foul line.
Inside The Statistics
- Brewton-Parker shot for 38.6% (22-of-57) from the field, 29.6% (8-of-27) from three, and 59.3% (16-of-27) from the foul line.
- Burroughs led the way with 16 points, shooting 4-of-9 from beyond the arch while also snagging two steals on the defensive end of the ball.
- Blue notched 15 points and was followed by Smith with 13 points and seven assists.
- Sanders finished with a double-double, scoring 11 and grabbing 11 boards.
- MGA narrowly edged out BPC 38-37 in rebounds with Sanders and Norrington Jr. both snagging 11 rebounds each.
Wrap Up
- Brewton-Parker closes the season with a 9-19 overall record and a 5-15 SSAC record.
