January 6, 2023

Southeastern Baptist Men’s Basketball battled to a 73-70 victory over NCCAA DII opponent Toccoa Falls Friday night at The PMC.

Jared Naylor, Reginald Jones, and Brannon Singletary hit double digits for The Chargers with Naylor hitting 11 of his 17 points in the first half.

HALF TIME SCORE 36-32

The Chargers held a 4-point lead over the the Screaming Eagles going into half time with 18 points coming from the bench.  Jared Naylor sank a trio of 3-point shots and went 2-2 at the free throw line in the first half to help the Chargers hold at 36-32 as they headed into the locker room.

Omarion Carson sank a jump shot out of the gate in the second half as Toccoa fought to battle back.   Tied 70-70 with 16 seconds left on the clock, Toccoa called a time out with no remaining time outs on the book after drawing a foul, sending two Chargers to the free throw line and ushering SBC to a 3-point victory.

The teams tied 6 times with the lead hanging 5 times.  The largest lead of 14 points was held by the Chargers just under ten minutes into the first half.  The Chargers had a total of 37 points from the bench.

FINAL SCORE 73-70

NEXT GAME:

The Chargers travel to The W on Thursday, January 12, 2023.  Tip-off is set for 7:00 pm CST at Phol Gymnasium in Columbus, MS.  The game is scheduled to be broadcast by the Owls at https://owlsathletics.com/watch/Live=201&type=Live

NEXT HOME GAME:

Double-header :: The Chargers take on Delgado on Saturday, January 14, 2023.  Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 pm, CST, following the completion of the women’s game at The PMC in Laurel, MS.  The gamae is scheduled to be streamed on Southeastern Baptist College Athletics Facebook.