WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University men's basketball team earned its second consecutive win Wednesday evening with a 77-75 ODAC overtime triumph over Eastern Mennonite.
 
Shenandoah (5-13, 2-7 ODAC) got a Binwi Bihai stickback of a Joshua Stephen missed jumper with 39 seconds remaining to push past the Royals (5-14, 1-9).
 
IN BRIEF
Bihai's bucket, one of three the Hornets had in overtime, gave SU a 76-75 lead.
 
After the Royals missed a 3-pointer on the next trip down the floor, EMU began to foul to put Shenandoah on the line. With five fouls to give, this took eight seconds of game time.
 
Stephen hit 1 of 2 from the line after Eastern Mennonite committed its seventh team foul of the half, putting SU up two, 77-75.
 
The Royals missed a '3' with five seconds left, and after getting the offensive rebound with .3 seconds remaining, were unable to get a tip-in attempt to send the game into a second overtime.
 
Shenandoah had the final possession of regulation, but Malik Jordan's 8-footer came up short as time expired.
 
Bihai's bucket capped an SU comeback from an eight-point second half deficit and was the 10^th and final lead change of the ballgame.
 
The two teams combined for 19 three-pointers with Shenandoah making 10 of its 24 attempts and EMU 9 of 26. Both teams shot 46 percent (SU 30 of 66, EMU 30 of 65) with the visitors holding a 41-34 edge on the glass.
 
Perhaps fittingly in an overtime contest, the leading scorer for each team, Jordan for Shenandoah and Aviwe Mahlong for Eastern Mennonite, had 26 points apiece.
 
Richard Rogers had 14, Bihai 13, Stephen 12, and Davion Roberts 11 for SU.
 
The Royals had four men in double figures: Mahlong, Mark Burkholder (20 points), CJ McCord (11), and DaiJordan Brown (11).
 
HISTORY
The win over EMU is the Hornets first in five seasons and the first-ever over the Royals at the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center.
 
Shenandoah's last win over Eastern Mennonite came on Jan. 17, 2018 and was the program's final one in Shingleton Gymnasium before moving into the Wilkins Center on Jan. 31, 2018.
 
 
UP NEXT
Shenandoah takes to the road Saturday for a 4:30 game in the Hill City against the other set of ODAC Hornets, the University of Lynchburg.
 
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