Nashville, Tennessee. - The Belhaven University men's basketball team lost a close game to Berry College on Saturday afternoon by a score of 73-72.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: Berry College 73, Belhaven 72

Records: Berry College 5-7, Belhaven 2-8 

Location:  Nashville, Tenn.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

- Saturday afternoon came down to the wire between the Belhaven Blazers and the Berry College Vikings. 

- The first half proved to be intense and competitive as the two teams traded leads back and forth multiple times in the first twenty minutes of play.

- After multiple lead changes, the green and gold closed the half strong and on a positive note, taking a four point advantage to the locker room by a score of 35-31. 

- Isiah Brown led the charge for the Blazers in the first half, leading the team with eight points and shooting 2-4 from three point range. 

- The second half was as equally competitive as the first half with Berry College fighting back to regain the lead 49-48 with 12:02 left to go in play. The two continued to trade leads all the way down to the final minute and seventeen seconds, as the scoreboard was knotted up at 69-69.

- Four consecutive free throws in the final minute would give Berry College a 73-69 lead. With 7 seconds left to go, Joshua Roberts would find Brent Webber for a three pointer to cut the lead to 73-72. Unfortunately, no time remained on the clock, giving the Vikings the one point victory.

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KEY STATISTICS

- Isiah Brown finished the night 3-6 from behind the arc while leading the Blazers with 15 points.

- Brent Webber notched 13 points to go along with 3 three pointers.

- Kyle Patterson Sr. and Joshua Roberts each tallied 8 points for Belhaven. Roberts four rebounds, three assists, and one blocked shot

- As a team, the Blazers finished with 24 points in the paint.

- Belhaven had 42 points off of the bench and 15 points off of turnovers.

- The green and gold shot 40.7 percent from the field and 41.4 percent from three point range.

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UP NEXT

Belhaven will stay on the road and return to action next Thursday to take on Concordia University in Austin, Texas. The game is set to begin starting at 7:30 p.m.

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