COLUMBIA, S.C. — The
Benedict College Tigers built a 14-point lead and held off a late Lane College rally to take a 75-69 victory over the Dragons in a SIAC men's basketball game on Saturday afternoon in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena.
The Tigers improve to 3-1 overall and 3-1 in the SIAC. Lane falls to 2-3 overall and 2-2 in the SIAC.
Benedict took a 46-32 lead with 17:13 left in the second half after a layup by
Kameron Foman. Another layup by Foman made it 50-41 with 13:07 to play before the Dragons went on a 14-1 run to take a 55-51 lead with 8:07 to play.
A 3-pointer by
Caleb Hymon tied the game at 61 with 3:07 on the clock, with a three-point play by
Malachi Chavis giving the Tigers a 65-61 lead with 2:11 remaining.
The Dragons were able to come back and tied the game at 67 on a pair of free throws with 1:05 remaining.
Landon Jeffries gave Benedict the lead for good on a pair of free throws a few seconds later, and
Cole White scored a layup with 30 seconds left to help clinch the win. Benedict sealed the game at the free-throw line, making four free throws in the final 13 seconds.
White led the Tigers with 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Foman added 18 points and hauled in nine rebounds. Hymon chipped in 16 points.
The Tigers hit the road next week, taking on Miles on Thursday and Tuskegee next Saturday. They return home to face Spring Hill College on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.