COCHRAN, Ga. – The William Carey Men's Basketball Team fell to Middle Georgia 75-72 Monday afternoon at Morris Gymnasium.
"It was a tale of two halves," said Head Coach Steve Knight. "We were excellent on both ends in the first half but could not overcome our poor shooting in the second half. You just have to be able to make big shots and eliminate bad turnovers when on the road against good teams. But our guys played hard the whole game. They competed at a high level."
Just like in their game against Brewton-Parker on Saturday, the Crusaders found themselves down 10-2 just three minutes into the contest. Also, like in the game on Saturday, Carey found their footing, as Ashton Campbell drained a three and Dylan Brumfield followed with seven points to tie the game at twelve with fourteen minutes remaining.
Zandon Haralson capped the run with a three pointer from the left wing to give WCU their first lead of the game. That was the spark the Crusader offense needed, as they never relinquished the lead the rest of the half, going on to build a 46-37 lead at the break.
Carey used that momentum in the second half to maintain the lead for ten minutes. However, the Carey offense went cold and with just over nine minutes to play the Knights retook the lead 60-58 on a Jamal Taylor layup.
Over the next five minutes, the Crusaders found themselves playing catch up once again until Cam Brown was fouled on a three-point attempt and converted all three free throws to put WCU back in front 65-64 with just over four minutes to play.
The final minutes saw an intense battle with both teams taking turns with the lead. With under twenty seconds on the clock, the Knights took a two point lead, but on the Crusaders' next possession, Brumfield drove a wide-open lane for the layup to tie the game once again with seven seconds remaining. However, Middle Georgia wasted no time, as Taylor made what would be the game winning three pointer, with two seconds left on the clock.
Dylan Brumfield led the offense with 23 points with Zandon Haralson adding 19 points.
Carey is back in action Thursday, January 30, as they take on Life University. Play is set to begin at 7:30 pm at Clinton Gym.
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