80
Shenandoah SU 1-3,0-0 ODAC
81
Winner Southern Va. SVU 2-1,0-0 USA South
Shenandoah SU
1-3,0-0 ODAC
80
Final
81
Southern Va. SVU
2-1,0-0 USA South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Shenandoah SU 42 28 10 80
Southern Va. SVU 44 26 11 81
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Keith Lucas, Sideline Media

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Scott Musa, Associate AD

Men's Hoops Falls in Overtime

Hornets Drop 81-80 Decision

BUENA VISTA, Va. - Host Southern Virginia University hit a free throw with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime Thursday night to earn an 81-80 non-league men's basketball victory over Shenandoah.

Southern Virginia (2-1) escaped with the victory as Shenandoah (1-3) fouled the Knights 85 feet from the SVU basket just moments after miraculously tied the game at 80-80.

IN BRIEF
Trailing 80-76 with time winding down, Malik Jordan hit a layup with three seconds remaining. Davion Roberts then stole the inbounds pass, and found Jordan for the game-tying layup seemingly to set up a second overtime.

The Hornets and Knights got tangled up on the subsequent inbounds pass, and a foul was called on SU to put Koa Baker on the line for the hosts.

Baker hit the first of his two free throws before committing a lane violation on the second. Shenandoah was able to inbound the ball to midcourt, but the potential game-winning shot was short and SVU escaped with the victory. 

The game featured 11 ties and 11 lead changes with SU earning its best chance to win with a one-and-one attempt with eight seconds remaining in regulation. The Hornets missed the front end of that one-and-one, and after drawing a charge at the other end of the floor, took a 70-foot shot as time expired to send the game into overtime.

Shenandoah scored the opening bucket of the five-minute extra session, on a Roberts layup, before Southern Virginia scored 10 of the next 14 points of the contest to lead 80-76 with 14 seconds left. 

Jordan scored the layup on that ensuing possession to set up the final sequence.

Roberts led the visitors with 20 points while Landon Russ added 17, Jordan 14, Binwi Bihai 11, and Matt Simmons 10.

SU shot 45 percent (29 of 64) and pulled down 27 rebounds. The Knights were 30 of 68 (44 percent) and had 45 boards.

UP NEXT
Shenandoah returns home Sunday afternoon for a 2 p.m. non-league game versus Regent.

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