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Home of the Stillman College Tigers, Established 1876
Marcus Bates pass
Trent Spruell
90
Winner Stillman STILLMAN 8-6, 4-2
86
Thomas THOMAS 4-9, 3-3
Winner
Stillman STILLMAN
8-6, 4-2
90
Final
86
Thomas THOMAS
4-9, 3-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Stillman STILLMAN 46 44 90
Thomas THOMAS 47 39 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Nicholas Finch

Stillman Wins Battle with Thomas, 90-86

THOMASVILLE, Ga. – Several lead changes occurred in the matchup between Stillman College men's basketball team and the hosting Thomas University Night Hawks. However, the Tigers found a way to deliver a 90-86 win in TU Gymnasium Thursday night in Southern States Athletic Conference Action.
 
Six Tigers scored in double figures, led by 25 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and two steals from Marcus Bates, Jr. In contrast, Antonio Jones scored 17, Justin Minter added 13 points, nine rebounds, and six assists, Justin Minter added 13 points, Brendon Lankford-Johnson posted 12 points, Tyler Martin had 11 points, and Bailey Talley finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
 
Thomas (8-6, 5-2 SSAC) built as much as a 10-point advantage in the second half and moved ahead of the Tigers (4-9, 3-4 SSAC) 68-58 with 13:21 left in the game. Unfazed, Stillman battled back to tie the game 70-70 after a Bailey alley layup with 10:10 on the clock and later took the lead after two good free throws from Tyler Martin to go up 74-73 at the 7:55 mark.
 
Stillman and Thomas traded the lead until the Tigers broke a 79-79 tie with an 8-2 run to go up 87-81 with 1:31 to go, finished with a free throw from Justin Minter. The Night Hawks would not go quietly as Joshua Robertson connected on a layup with 50 seconds remaining.
 
Minter and Bates used free throws to put the game away before Tyson Anderson splashed a three-pointer as time expired, but the Tigers collected the 90-86 road win.
 
As a unit, SC shot 50 percent (34-of-68) from the floor, 36.4 percent (8-of-22) from beyond the arc, and 70 percent (14-of-20) from the free throw line.
 
Anderson led TU with 20 points.
 
The Tigers controlled the contest early and built a 21-11 advantage after Tyler Martin connected on two free throws to reach the 10-point advantage at 13:48. From there, Thomas chipped away on the lead over the next four minutes of gameplay with an 18-6 run capped by a three-pointer by Andre Lightbourne as the Night Hawks took a 29-27 lead.
 
The lead was brief as Martin plashed a three that started a back-and-forth lead change, which featured the teams swapping the advantage 11 times. However, TU used free throws from Robertson to go up 47-44 with 1:44 until half. Scoring went quiet until Talley put in a layup to cut the halftime deficit to 47-46 in favor of the Night Hawks.
 
Stillman College returns to action Wednesday at 2 p.m. against Dalton State College in Birthright Alumni Hall.
 
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