JACKSON, Miss. - The Belhaven men's basketball team won in thrilling fashion on Tuesday night over cross town rival, Millsaps College, by a total score of 85-81 in overtime.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final:  Belhaven 85, Millsaps 81

Records: Belhaven 2-4 , Millsaps 2-5

Location:  Rugg Arena | Jackson, Miss.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

- In what was an intense game from the very beginning, the Blazers and Majors traded leads multiple times to start the game and continued this way throughout the. 

- With 15:50 left to play in the first half, the Blazers held a tight lead at 12-11. They would extend their lead to 15-11 off of a Jonathan Durham three-pointer to give the Blazers the biggest lead by either team up until that point.

- Belhaven gained all the momentum and would continue to stretch their lead to 25-14 with 10:59 to go in the first half.

- For the next 10 minutes, Belhaven remained in control as they led 44-35 with five seconds left in the half. A last second foul sent the Majors to the free throw line to sink two free throws, trimming the Blazer lead down to seven at the half.

- The Blazers continued to dominate the game as they would regain their 11 point lead with a score of 50-39, just three minutes into the start of the second half.

- Millsaps would quickly catch fire and go on a 13-3 run to trim the Blazer lead to only one point with 12:35 remaining on the clock.

- With 9:51 left to go, Millsaps would eventually take a 59-57 lead. They would extend their lead to eight in a matter of seconds.

- Yet, Belhaven showed there was plenty of fight remaining in them as they would work themselves back into the game and regain a 67-65 lead with 4:58 left.

- The two teams would trade leads for the remaining four minutes of play. With the score all knotted up at 73-73, this heavyweight fight would need overtime to decide the outcome.

- Millsaps looked to be in control straight out of the chute with a quick three-pointer to give the Majors a 76-73 advantage.

- However, Belhaven could not be denied in this rivalry matchup as they would go on a 12-5 run in the remaining four minutes of overtime to give the Blazers an 85-81 victory over their cross-town rival.

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KEY STATISTICS

- Five Blazers had double-digit points on the night.

- Isiah Brown led the team with 13 total points while adding three assists.

- Tommy McCoy finished second with 12 points.  

- Brent Webber, Victor Price, and Traevian Leatherwood each totaled 11 points for the game. Price finished 3-6 from three-point range.

- Kyle Patterson Sr. added 8 points along with a team-high four assists.

- Justin Jones was 2-2 from behind the arc and ended the game with 9 total points.

- As a team, Belhaven converted on 7 three-point field goals shooting 28 percent behind the arc.

- The Blazers shot 34.4 percent from the field and scored 39 points off the bench.

- Belhaven totaled 28 points from within the paint and added another 19 points off of turnovers.

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UP NEXT

Belhaven will have a week off before they return back to Rugg Arena next Thursday, December 14, to play Howard Payne University in conference play. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

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