TALLADEGA, Ala. - Stillman College pulled even for the season (3-3) by taking down the Talladega College Tornadoes, 69-62, on their home court Saturday afternoon in the Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Student Activity Center.
Stillman fell behind early, 7-2, but held Talladega within six points in the first 10 minutes of action. With less than seven minutes to play in the first half, Brendan Lankford-Johnson dishes an assist to Tomias Brand 3-pointer that cut the Tornadoes' lead to a point, 20-19. Jalen Taylor gave the Tigers their first lead moments later, 21-20. Talladega pushed back in front, but Daviyon Dennis hit a 3 with 2:12 left to give Stillman a 28-27 lead. Dega closed the half on a 5-0 run to lead 32-28.
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Coming off a 21-point game against Oakwood, Brand paced Stillman with 11 points in the first half. He finished with 13 points.
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The Tigers opened the second half on a 5-0 run to take a brief lead before both teams traded leads. Lankford-Johnson hit a 3 with 14:14 left in the game to put Stillman back in front, 40-38. It proved to be the last lead change. Tre Simmons pulled Dega within a point, 42-41, but Stillman rolled out a 13-2 run over the next five minutes to lead by a dozen, 55-53.
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Khalil Johnson hit 3-of-4 free throws in the final 15 seconds to secure the win and hold off Talladega's late surge.
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Johnson, Lankford-Johnson and Marcus Bates Jr each scored 11 points for Stillman.
Derrick Finklea added 10.
Keshawn Pegues led Talladega with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Simmons had 13 points.
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Stillman (3-3, 1-1 SSAC) will take Ann extended break before hosting Dalton State College on Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
