Friday, November 9, 2001
COLUMBIA
SHARKHEADS COME FROM BEHIND
TO
DEFEAT PRESBYTERIAN 73-70 IN EXHIBITION ACTION
Former Blue Hose All-American Bret Jones hits three-pointer
with :01 remaining for win
CLINTON, SC — Former
Blue Hose All-American Bret
Jones hit a three-pointer with :01 remaining to lift the
Columbia Sharkheads to a 73-70 win over Presbyterian College
in exhibition men’s basketball action.
Jones
broke a 70-70 tie with the three-pointer after the Sharkheads
trailed in the game at halftime.
Presbyterian
broke open a close first half at the 3:12 mark on a
three-pointer by sophomore guard Andrew
Dellinger (Mauertown, VA) to give the Blue Hose a
32-30 lead. PC used a 8-0 run in the next minute to take a
40-30 lead with 2:09 remaining. A pair of free throws by
junior center Rod
Isom (Anderson, SC) with :02 seconds remaining to give
the Blue Hose a 42-35 halftime lead.
The
Blue Hose pushed the lead to double digits twice early second
half including at 52-42 with 14:58 remaining. The Sharkheads
began their comeback at that point and used a 11-0 run in the
next three minutes to retake the lead at 53-52 with 11:24
remaining on a jumper by former Blue Hose standout Brian Franklin. The Sharkheads held the lead until the 5:09 mark
when a pair of Dellinger free throws gave the Blue Hose the
lead at 66-64. The Sharkheads retook the lead on a jumper by
former Benedict standout Fred
Watson 69-66 with 2:58 remaining. PC took their final lead
at 70-69 with 1:04 remaining on a layup by junior forward Jeff
Whittle (Strasburg, VA). Jones took over for the
Sharkheads at that point, tying the game on a free throw with
:49 second remaining, setting up his last second heroics.
Franklin
led four Sharkheads in double figures with 17 points while
Jones and Watson each scored 13 points. Rounding out the
double figure scorers was former Marshall University standout Barry
Kincaid who scored 14 points. Former Blue Hose standout Eric Burrow tallied 12 rebounds and four blocks.
Presbyterian
was led by junior forward Curtis
Stamps (Marion, SC) who tallied 15 points and 10
rebounds while junior guard Chuck
Rayford (Greenville, SC) added 13 points. Rounding out
the double figure scorers for the Blue Hose was Whittle with
12 points and Dellinger with 10 points off the bench.
Presbyterian opens the
regular season next Saturday night at home when they host the
Pirates of Armstrong Atlantic State University, tip-off set
for 7:00 pm in the Templeton Center.