November 29, 2004
BOX SCORE
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College rallied from an eight-point deficit over the final 8:02 for a come-from-behind 73-67 win past visiting Longwood University in men’s basketball Monday night at Fleet Gymnasium. The Tigers (3-1) were led by Brian Gunn with a game-high 19 points, including 13 in the second half. The Lancers (0-5) were led by freshman Lamar Barrett/Providence (St. Andrew’s) with 18 points, including 12 in the first half. Longwood will play again Wednesday, Dec. 1, at The College of William and Mary at 7 p.m..
Longwood started fast in the contest, jumping ahead 21-9 at the 9:09 mark of the opening period on a pair of free throws by Barrett who scored six quick points. It would prove to be the largest lead of the game for the Lancers as H-SC fought back for its first lead of the night at 29-27 with just 2:53 left before halftime on a pair of free throws from Mladen Cvijanovic who came off the bench to score nine first-half points. LU took a narrow 33-32 lead at the intermission with a pair of late free throws from freshman Dana Smith/Woodbridge (C.D. Hylton) at 0:26.
Longwood extended its margin again in the second half, leading by as many as nine points at 47-38 with 13:21 remaining on a three-pointer by sophomore Husein Pistoljevic/Richland, Wash. (Hanford). The Lancers maintained the advantage and led 57-49 with 8:12 left to play on a layup from Barrett. The Tigers, however, rallied back with a 15-5 run to take its first lead of the second period at 64-62 and 4:05 on the clock. H-SC extended the lead to 68-62 (2:49) while capping a 19-5 outburst before LU closed to within 69-67 with 53-seconds to go. The Tigers sealed the outcome with a pair of lay-ups over the final 23-seconds, including the final basket from Gunn at the buzzer. Gunn sparked the decisive late surge with nine points over the final 7:41, including a three-pointer.
Longwood was led by Barrett with his 18 points, adding three blocks. Sophomore Maurice Sumter/Alexandria (T.C. Williams) contributed a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while classmate Michael Jefferson/Chesterfield (Meadowbrook) had 12 points for the Lancers. LU shot 42% (27-65) from the field, including 41% (7-17) on three-pointers, and 67% (6-9) at the line.
Hampden-Sydney was led by Gunn’s 19 points, along with Cvijanovic’s 16 points. Aaron Lewek also had a double-double of 10 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, and Drew Prehmus added 10 points for the Tigers. H-SC also finished at 42% (29-69) from the field, including 35% (6-17) on three-pointers, and 69% (9-13) at the line.
