FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Host Methodist University outlasted
Shenandoah for a 78-76 USA South Conference men's basketball
victory in overtime Friday night at the Riddle Center.
After Shenandoah (10-14, 7-4 USA South) tied the game at 67-67
on a Chris
Schrader layup with 1.4 seconds remaining in regulation,
Methodist (3-21, 3-8) took control with a 5-0 run midway through
the OT.
SU took its last lead when Kenny Robertson
converted a layup with 3:30 to play. The Monarchs answered with a
Tanner Carnes layup 55 seconds later and held the lead for the
remainder of the contest.
Carnes fastbreak points exchanged the advantage for the
10th time in the contest.
Shenandoah had its last chance to tie when Tyler Sigman missed
the second of two free throws at the six-second mark, but the
Hornets fumbled the ball out of bounds and were forced foul in
order to get the ball back.
Steven Kerr drained both of his free throws for the hosts, and
the Hornets could only get a Brandon Bryan
3-pointer from the top of the key as the buzzer sounded.
Robertson led SU with 18 points and 10 rebounds. It is his
second straight double-double.
The good news is that the loss doesn't affect Shenandoah's seed
at the upcoming USA South Conference Tournament. Regardless of the
outcome of its game against Greensboro tomorrow at 6, SU will be
the No. 2 seed on Tuesday in the quarterfinal round of the
tournament.
The Hornets will host either Methodist or Greensboro at 7 in the
quarterfinal round game; the only way that Greensboro could be the
opponent is if SU defeats GC tomorrow and Methodist does the same
to Christopher Newport.
In all other scenarios, Greensboro would hold the tiebreaker
over Methodist for the sixth seed.
N.C. Wesleyan has earned the No. 1 seed and the accompanying bye
into the semi-final round while Averett and Christopher Newport at
the Nos. 3 and 4 seeds (order dependent upon final results). Ferrum
is locked into the fifth-seed and will travel to whoever falls to
fourth.
Christopher Newport will host the semi-final and final rounds
next Friday and Saturday at the Freeman Center.
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