
MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – The William Carey Men's Basketball Team outlasted Brewton-Parker, defeating the Barons 106-99 in overtime Saturday afternoon.
"Brewton-Parker played a great game and had a lot of energy," said Head Coach Steve Knight. "You have to give them credit for their play. Our guys responded and made the plays we needed to pull out a tough win. I thought our bench guys were fantastic and really picked us up during tough times.
Everyone contributed in their own way and helped us along the way. Dylan had a great second half and took over when we needed him the most."
The Crusaders got off to a slow start, finding themselves trailing 25-14 after nine minutes of play. However, Carey found their stride and over the next two minutes cut the deficit to just three points on a three pointer by Ashton Campbell followed by five straight points from Cam Brown.
WCU kept on battling, and with seven minutes remaining took their first lead of the game at 28-27 on a Campbell jumper. The Crusaders would go to take their largest lead of the half after a Jamar Jenkins steal with Zandon Haralson laying it in to make it 33-29.
The Barons responded quickly with five straight points and from there both teams went back and forth, sending the game into the break tied at 38. The second half picked up where the first half stopped and after twelve minutes of play Carey was holding a 67-66 lead.
That is when things changed. Brown, Dylan Brumfield, and Jenkins combined for an 8-0 run to stretch the WCU lead to nine with just over six minutes remaining. However, just as the Crusaders did in the first half, Brewton-Parker fought their way back over the next three minutes to retake the lead at 80-79.
Again, both teams traded shots with Carey eventually building an 89-85 lead with under twenty seconds left to play. After a pair of free throws by BPC, Brumfield went to the free throw line with seven seconds left to try and make it a four-point game but converted only one of the attempts leaving the door open for a potential game tying attempt by the Barons.
With time winding down, Tommy Tisdale drained the three pointer from the right wing to send the game into overtime. After some back and forth action in the first couple of minutes of overtime, Brown and Brumfield made back-to-back layups to give Carey a 99-93 lead with just over two minutes left.
The Barons managed to get within three points with under a minute to play, but the Crusaders answered quickly to put the game away for good. After a Makeem Roberts layup, Campbell poked the ball the away from Tisdale at the top of the key, as he tried to drive past him and finished it off with a layup to make it a seven-point game with twenty seconds remaining.
Dylan Brumfield led six different Crusaders in double figures with 25 points with Cam Brown finishing with 19 points. Zandon Haralson and Randarius Hughes each added 16 points with Hughes also picking up 17 rebounds. Ashton Campbell finished with 15 points while Jamar Jenkins chipped in with 13 points.
Carey is back in action Monday, January 27, as they head to Cochran, Ga. to take on Middle Georgia State. Play is set to begin at 3:00 pm.
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