Hawks Can't Get It Going Against Paine

AUGUSTA, Ga.- In their final non-conference matchup of the season, Huntingdon men's basketball (6-7 overall) fell 82-68 to the NAIA Paine College Lions(3-8 overall).

Highlights 

First Half

• Tate Goolesby opened up the scoring for the game on the Hawks first possession with a layup through traffic.

• Two free throws on the Lions opening possession gave them their first points of the matchup.

• After a minute and a half long dry spell for both teams, two more free throws from Paine gave the Lions a 4-2 lead at the 18:09 mark.

• A 12-2 scoring run from Paine put the Hawks behind 14-4 with 14:33 remaining in the first half.

• Nate Johns put in a layup off of a BJ Brown steal to bring the Hawks back within single digits, 14-6, at the 14:16 mark.

• A 6-1 scoring run from the Lions put Huntingdon behind 20-7 near the 12 minute mark

• Continuing to fight, the Hawks went on a 7-0 scoring run of their own, with baskets from Randall Davis and Marcus Townsend cutting the Paine lead to 20-14 with 10:11 remaining in the half

• Following another short spurt from Paine, the two teams traded baskets on the following possession, putting the Hawks behind 30-20 with 6 minutes to go in the half.

• Myles Murphy drilled a three pointer at the 5:45 point to put Huntingdon back within single digits, 30-23.

• The Lions knocked down a triple of their own at the 4:18 mark to regain a double digit lead, 35-24.

• A 9-0 run from Huntingdon led by BJ Brown brought the Hawks back within 5, 38-33, with 2 minutes to go till halftime

• Two free throws from Tate Goolesby put the Hawks down 42-35 going into halftime.

Second Half

• Paine opened up the second half scoring on their first possession with a shot from deep, giving them another double digit lead at 45-35

• Max Gardner knocked down a free throw at the 17:58 mark to score the first second half point for the Hawks, bringing the score to 47-36

• After trading baskets for the next couple of possessions, another triple from Paine gave the Lions their largest lead of the game so far, 59-44, with 14:38 remaining in the game

• Another shot from deep from the Lions put them ahead 66-47 with 10:19 remaining in the contest

• An 8-2 scoring run from Huntingdon put the Hawks down 74-61 with 3 minutes to go.

• The Hawks went on a 6-0 run to close the game following a run from the Lions, but ultimately fell to Paine 82-68.

Key Notes

• The Lions made 10 of their 24 shots from deep, limiting the Hawks to just 2 of their 11 attempts

• Each team scored 38 of their points in the painted area

• The Hawks capitalized on 20 of their 30 free throw attempts, while Paine made 14 of their 16 tries

Hawk Top Performers

#34 Randall Davis- 12 points, 12 rebounds

#4 BJ Brown- 17 points, 6 assists

#11 Marcus Townsend- 10 points 4 rebounds

#2 Max Gardner- 12 points, 9 rebounds

Huntingdon opens up the new year with CCS conference play, traveling to Lookout Mountain, Georgia to take on Covenant on January 5th. Tip off is set for 4 PM CT.