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020524 MBB Recap (D. Burroughs)
71
Winner Middle Georgia State MGA 9-12, 5-10
58
Brewton-Parker (GA) BPC 8-15, 4-11
Winner
Middle Georgia State MGA
9-12, 5-10
71
Final
58
Brewton-Parker (GA) BPC
8-15, 4-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Middle Georgia State MGA 33 38 71
Brewton-Parker (GA) BPC 17 41 58

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Rhett Harris - Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Men’s Basketball Falls to Middle Georgia in 71-58 Loss at Home

MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker Men's Basketball faced in-state rival Middle Georgia in a Southern States Athletic Conference matchup on Monday night.

The Barons (8-15, 4-11 SSAC) fell to the Knights (9-12, 5-10 SSAC) in a 71-58 defeat in Gillis Gymnasium.

How It Happened | First Half

The Barons struck first with a layup from Damarcus Johnson Jr. to open up the half. Over the next five minutes, both teams fought in a 10-10 stretch led by Dre Burroughs with five points. The Barons were holding onto a two-point edge at the 15:18 mark.

Middle Georgia chipped away at the deficit and managed to claim a 16-15 lead at the 11:24 mark before following up with an 18-17 lead at the 10:56 mark. The Knights continued their momentum with a 15-0 run to put the Barons in a 33-17 hole to close out the half.

How It Happened | Second Half

Lance Smith landed a big dunk to open the scoring for BPC as the Knights took a 4-2 stretch in the opening three minutes of the half. Middle Georgia continued their tear with a 6-2 stretch, increasing the Barons' deficit to 21 with 12:20 left on the clock.

Brewton-Parker picked up a little momentum with an 8-1 stretch led by Jordan Johnson with six points to cut the deficit to 44-30 with 9:22 left on the clock. Both teams were locked in a back-and-forth battle for the next three minutes. The Barons took a 10-9 stretch cutting the deficit to 13 with 6:41 left in the game.

Middle Georgia found some momentum late as they took a 10-4 run to put the Barons down 65-44 with 2:44 left on the clock. Johnson ended the Knights' run with two shots from behind the arc to cut into the lead. Four points from Domanic Betancourt, a trey from Blue, and a free throw from Zsolt Boros ended the game for the Barons as they closed in a 71-58 defeat.

Inside The Statistics
  • BPC shot for 22.2% (16-of-72) from the floor, 23.5% (8-of-34) from three, and 78.3% (18-of-23) from the foul line.
  • Johnson led the team with 22 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
  • Blue put up 10 points with four steals.
  • The Barons gathered 12 steals and forced 17 turnovers on the defensive side of the ball.
  • Middle Georgia gathered a dominant 16 blocks on the Barons.
  • BPC won the rebound battle 47-46
Next Up
  • The Barons will take on William Carey (Miss.) in Gillis Gymnasium on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET.  
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