64
Brewton-Parker BPC 3-5
67
Winner Paine PAINE 4-6
Brewton-Parker BPC
3-5
64
Final
67
Paine PAINE
4-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Brewton-Parker BPC 30 34 64
Paine PAINE 44 23 67

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Nate Adams Secures Win For Paine College

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Paine College men's basketball team registered a 67-64 victory over Brewton-Parker Tuesday evening when Nate Adams blocked a last-second three-point shot.

The Lions are now 4-6 on the season.

Paine College was led by Quinnton Jackson's 23 points and six assists. Jakobe Williams added 16 points while Adams posted his second straight double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds. He also blocked five shots in the win.

The Lions jumped out to an early 10-3 lead on a dunk by Williams at the 15:51 mark. Leading 20-11, Jackson buried a three-ball off a pass from Williams to go up 12. A jumper by Adams in the paint pushed the margin to 13, 25-12, with 10:30 to play in the half.

Up 30-26, Williams hit four straight free throws for an eight-point margin at the 4:14 mark. Paine College led 36-28 before Williams sliced through the defense for a bucket. A pair of charity tosses from James Davis and two more from Williams extended the advantage to 14, 42-28. The teams traded points for a 44-30 score at the break.

Tied at 54-54, Adams hit a free throw at the 6:20 mark. After a block by Adams, Stephon Auguste converted the Adams pass into a three-point basket. Up 58-56, Williams nailed a floater in the lane for a four-point edge with 5:12 to play.

Jackson canned two free throws at the 2:59 mark before Kelvin Johnson laid it up-and-in off a pass from Jackson for an eight-point lead. BPC fought back, pulling within two with 34 ticks on the clock on a three-point ball. However, a steal and free throw by Williams made it a three-point score.

A last-second shot was blocked by Adams, sealing the victory.

For the game, Paine hit 25-of-57 from the floor (43.9 percent) and buried 14-of-20 from the charity stripe. The team combined to block 10 shots and post eight steals.  

The Lions return to action Saturday when they host Edward Waters at 4 p.m.
 
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