TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Stillman College men's basketball team played its first contest of the 2025-26 home schedule against the Paine College Lions. Despite the best efforts from the visitors, Stillman held on to capture a 67-64 victory Saturday evening in Birthright Alumni Hall. 

Stillman earns the first win of the season to improve to 1-2, while Paine fell to 1-1.

Rapid Recap:

Stillman's first big lead came with 13:04 on the clock after a layup from Taveon Goode pushed the score to 17-11. Minutes later, Paine took the lead with 9:42 on the clock when Kelvin Johnson knocked down a free throw to go up 18-17. 

The Tigers took a seven-point lead with 5:49 on the clock after a free throw from Adrelin Robinson moved the score to 25-17. Paine responded in a big way and found a way to go up five points with 25 seconds left, but Dasean Sellers used a free throw and layup to move the score to 33-31 in favor of the Lions at the half. 

Stilman used an elongated run in the second half to go up 14 points after a bucket from Brandon Howard moved the tally to 56-42 with 6:33 on the clock. 

However, Paine used the final few minutes to cut the lead all the way down to one point at 60-59 following a layup from Kelvin Johnson with 1:28 on the clock. The Tigers battled to get the lead back up to four after free throws from Howard with 12 seconds to go. Just four seconds later, Jocqua Keaton splashed a three to cut the lead to one once more. Jordan Fordyce hit two free throws to push the tally to 67-64 with seven seconds left, and a last-second shot from Kole Taylor fell short as Stillman preserved the win. 

Notes and Numbers:

-Brandon Howard finished as the leading scorer for the Tigers with 19 points and added five rebounds. Joshua Price posted 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and a steal. 
-Allister Dixon tied for the lead on the boards with six rebounds.
-Stillman finished with 41 rebounds compared to 31 for the Lions.

Up Next:

Stillman College starts a four-game road tour, starting with a contest against Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama, on Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m.