PINEVILLE, La. - A record that stood for all of six days was once again broken tonight as the Blazers made a total of twenty three pointers in tonight's loss to Louisiana College. Two Blazers, Rick Hodum and Jonathan Durham, tied the school record for threes made in a game by an individual.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: Louisiana College 102 | Belhaven 97

Records: LC 5-14, 3-11 ASC | Belhaven 4-17, (2-12) ASC

Location:  Pineville, Louisiana

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HOW IT HAPPENED

- From the very beginning, Belhaven and Louisiana College came out swinging at each other as the two teams traded the lead eight times within the first ten minutes of the first half.  

- With 10:45 remaining in the first half, Louisiana College looked to be the team in control as they held an 8-point lead, 30-22, yet Belhaven would drain back to back threes from Rick Hodum and Justin Jones to close the gap to 30-28. 

- Once again, LC held a 9-point lead with just over two minutes in the half, yet the Blazers would capitalize on a three-pointer and a pair of field goals to cut the LC lead to 52-50. 

- At the half, Louisiana College would hold a 55-53 lead over Belhaven. 

- It did not take long for the green and gold to gain some momentum in the second half as the Blazers would find themselves leading 72-64 with 14:15 in the game.

- Belhaven would hold their 8-point lead up until the 10:42 mark when Louisiana College would gain some momentum and begin chipping away Belhavens lead. With 6:35 left, LC would use a Jaquez Coleman layup to take the lead, 86-83.

- The final six minutes would be a battle to the finish line for both teams. Belhaven looked to be in control with just under two minutes in the game, as the green and gold held a 97-95 lead,  however, the Wildcats would capitalize off of a turnover and pair of free throws and ultimately close out the game by defeating the Blazers 102-97.

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KEY STATISTICS

- Three Blazers scored more than twenty points in tonight's contest.

- While Isiah Brown tied the school record last week with seven three-pointers made in a contest, the green and gold had two players tie the same record tonight as Rick Hodum and Jonathan Durham each had seven three-pointers apiece.

- Rick Hodum led the Blazers with 27 points, 7-13 from behind the arc, four assists, and three steals.

- Jonathan Durham finished with 23 points, 7-13 from three-point land, and two rebounds.

- Isiah Brown notched 22 points and was 4-8 from three-point territory. 

- Joshua Roberts led Belhaven on the night with six assists. 

- As a team, Belhaven broke the school record for three-pointers in a game with 20 threes tonight. Belhaven broke the previous record of 19 threes made in a game, which stood for all of six days before tonight's record.

- Belhaven finished 49 percent shooting from the field and 46.5 percent from behind the arc.

- The green and gold ended the night with 43 points off the bench.

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UP NEXT

The Blazers will return to the hardwood on Thursday in Marshall, Texas as the green and gold will take on East Texas Baptist University. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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