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Guilford College Quakers
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70
Winner Guilford GC 22-5,13-3 ODAC
69
Hampden-Sydney HSC 21-6,14-2 ODAC
Winner
Guilford GC
22-5,13-3 ODAC
70
Final
69
Hampden-Sydney HSC
21-6,14-2 ODAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Guilford GC 22 48 70
Hampden-Sydney HSC 24 45 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

13th ranked Quakers stun 20th ranked Tigers at the Buzzer

Trailing by 16 with 4:35 left in regulation, the Guilford men's basketball program rallied as Jorden Davis nailed a three at the buzzer to complete the comeback. With the 70-69 win, the Quakers advance to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship.

Coming out of halftime, the two two teams traded three-point shots then a layup by Julius Burch evened the game at 27. From there, the Tigers scored 10 of the next 12 points to go ahead 37-29 and force a Guilford timeout with 13:42 remaining in regulation.

Hampden-Sydney began to slowly extend its advantage with six-consecutive points but Elijah Bowens halted the run with a three and a pull up jumper to get the Quakers within eight, 45-37.

Unfortunately, the Tigers sharp shooting continued as they made five of their next seven shots including 4-4 from three to increase the advantage to 16, 59-43. 

At this point, Guilford started to show its offensive display. Over the next 2:17, the team went 4-6 from the field on a 13-4 run capped off by a three from Tyler Dearman to make the difference only nine points, 63-56.

With only 39 seconds left, Hampden-Sydney made a free throw to hold a 68-60 lead but here came the Quakers. Bowens knocked down a jumper and a three to make it a three-point game. Another Tiger free throw extended it back to four but Luke Proctor sank two free throws to make it a one possession contest.

A foul on the ensuing inbounds, sent Hampden-Sydney to the line for two. The Tigers missed both shots as Proctor pulled down the rebound and started his way up court. The sophomore guard found Davis on the left wing who fired off a shot with thousands of a second left. As the horn sounded with the shot in the air, the ball banked off the backboard and in to complete the thrilling victory. 

Down the final three minutes of the game, Bowens scored 11 of his 17 points coming off the bench. Dearman led the Quakers with 20 total points while Burch grabbed a game-leading 14 rebounds.

Guilford will face the top-seeded and second-ranked Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon in the ODAC Championship on Sunday, February 26 at the Salem Civic Center. Start time is set for 3:30 p.m. 

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FIRST HALF ACTION

The opening of the game was a bit sloppy for both teams. It was the higher seeded Tigers that found the scoring first and over the first five minutes of the half led 8-3. Coming off the bench, Myles Washington hit a pull up jumper before the media timeout.

Out of the time, the Quakers were strong on the boards with three offensive rebounds that led to a Davis deep three to even the score at eight with 12:36 on the clock. At this point, the defenses amped up the pressure and forced turnovers and empty possessions.

However, it was Hampden-Sydney that seemed to be the squad that was able to put together a run as it went on a 13-4 run to garner a 21-12 lead with 4:44 left in the first. The three-point shot started to fall for both teams with H-SC holding a six-point edge.

Under a minute left in the half, Washington helped Guilford chip away at the deficit. The senior first hit a turnaround jumper followed by a jumper off a pass from Julius Burch to pull the Quakers within two at the half, 24-22.

 
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