MARYVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 2 seed Belhaven Men's Basketball team fell 78-66 to No. 3 Huntingdon in Friday night's CCS Semifinal matchup at the Cooper Athletic Center.

The Blazers jumped out to an early lead at 5-0 before doubling up the Hawks at 18-9 with 11:23 left in the first half. Huntingdon responded with a run of their own, outscoring Belhaven 28-6 over the remainder of the half to take a 13-point lead into the halftime intermission.

Belhaven started the second half in a similar fashion to the first by scoring eight straight to cut the Hawks' advantage to 37-32 with 17 minutes to go. The Hawks were able to push their lead out to double-digits at 52-38 at the 12-minute mark.

Jermario Hersey's layup with 7:22 brought Belhaven back within a possession at 60-57, but Huntingdon answered with an 11-5 run to go up 71-62 with just over two to play. Despite a strong effort down the stretch, the lead was too much to overcome as the Blazers fell by the 78-66 scoreline.

Jonathan Lucas led Belhaven with 16 points and 11 rebounds. DeMarcus Powe added 13 on 3-of-7 from beyond the arc, while Hersey finished with 12. Jacob Reese recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 boards.

Belhaven now sits at 21-5 overall following the conference tournament. The Blazers will now wait in hopes of getting an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Selection Show is set for Monday at 11:00 AM.

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