Huntingdon men’s basketball comes up short in home opener
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rust (3-1) | 53 | 35 | 88 | |
Huntingdon (0-4) | 52 | 35 | 87 |
Rust
Game Statistics | Rust | Huntingdon |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (34-70) | (31-69) |
Field Goal % | 48.6% | 44.9% |
Rebounds | 40 | 43 |
Assists | 19 | 16 |
Turnovers | 14 | 15 |
Pts off Turnovers | 15 | 16 |
2nd Chance Pts | 11 | 15 |
Pts in the Paint | 50 | 38 |
Fastbreak Pts | 8 | 4 |
Bench Pts | 36 | 26 |
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men's basketball team took a one-point lead with 32 seconds to play, but Rust College answered and denied the Hawks a final shot in an 88-87 win on Saturday.
After senior Austin Hill sank a 3-pointer to give Huntingdon an 87-86 lead, Rust responded with a layup and a steal in the final 11 seconds to beat the Hawks at Roland Arena.
Huntingdon (0-4) led for almost the entire first half, building a 10-point lead at one point, before Rust (3-1) took a 53-52 lead at halftime. Hill's 3-pointer gave the Hawks their only lead of the second half.
Hill finished with a game-high 24 points and nine rebounds and Terry Moorer added 19 points and eight rebounds. Cody Tackett hit five 3-pointers in the first half and finished with 15 points and four assists and Jason Varney had 10 points.
Huntingdon travels to AUM on Monday for a 7 p.m. game.