TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Stillman College men's basketball tipped off its final 10-game stretch of the season with a 95-74 home victory over Brewton-Parker College in Birthright Alumni Hall on Thursday. The win, coupled with a University of Mobile loss, returned Stillman (11-7, 8-3 SSAC) to second place in the Southern States Athletic Conference standings. 

Marcus Bates Jr and Bailey Talley each scored 25 points to lead five Tigers scoring in double figures. Brenden Lankford Johnson scored 15 points in 26 minutes of action, while Justin Minter had 11 points and nine rebounds. Antonio Jones scored 12 points off the bench. 

Talley scored 18 of his points and had three blocks in the first 20 minutes of action, shooting 6-of-8 from the floor including 4-of-5 from 3-point. Stillman shot 65.5% in the first half and 66.7% from beyond the arc with eight 3-pointers en route to a 52-45 halftime lead. 

Stillman did not hit a 3-pointer in the second half, but used 52.6% shooting inside the arc to pull away from Brewton-Parker in the second half. Bates scored 18 points and had four assists and five rebounds in 17 minutes during the second half. 

While Stillman had a double-digit lead early in the second half, the Barons worked the score down to six points, 72-66, on a fast break layup by Lance Smith with 8:45 to play. 

The Tigers closed the game on a 17-4 run, including a pair of Jones dunks and one by Bates. A late layup for Jones closed the scoring and pushed the margin to 21 points.

Smith led Brewton-Parker with 15 points, followed by Zailan Blue's 14 points, Kendall Norrington Jr.'s 12 and Justin Boston's 11. 

Stillman will now host Middle Georgia State University on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.