JACKSON, Tenn. — The
Benedict College men's basketball team outscored
Lane College 6-1 in the final two minutes of the game to defeat the Dragons 66-64 in a SIAC contest on Tuesday night.
The Tigers rallied after trailing by 10 points, 53-43, with 8:22 remaining in the game. Benedict went on a 12-2 run after that to tie the game at 55 with 6:42 left to play, and the game was tight the rest of the way.
The Dragons hit a pair of free throws to take a 63-60 lead with just under two minutes left.
Tareeq Anderson hit two free throws with 1:40 on the clock, and
Malachi Chavis added one free throw to tie the game with 57 seconds remaining.
After a missed shot by the Dragons,
Cristian Willis hit a jumper to give Benedict a 65-63 lead with 19 seconds left to play. Lane made one of two free-throw attempts with six seconds remaining.
Caleb Hymon sealed the game with a free throw with three seconds left to play.
Chavis led the Tigers with 16 points, while Willis came off the bench to score 12 points. Anderson added 11 points.
Benedict improves to 10-10 overall and 10-10 in the SIAC. Lane falls to 7-12 overall and 7-10 in the SIAC.
The Tigers return to action on Saturday, when they host rival Allen University at 3 p.m. as part of Reunion Weekend. All Benedict alumni, and especially former student-athletes, are encouraged to return and support the Benedict teams. Benedict will honor a pair of seniors prior to the game in Hymon and
Jalen Blunt.
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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
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