Tigerville, S.C. – The Brevard College men’s basketball team hit a season-high 17 three-pointers on Saturday afternoon, as the Tornados routed the Crusaders of North Greenville, 86-65.

 

After falling behind quick to the Crusaders, 4-0, in the opening two minutes of play, the Tornados began their long distance onslaught as sophomore guard Andrew Freeman hit a three-pointer to cut the North Greenville lead to 1, 4-3.

 

Only 20 seconds later and after a North Greenville basket, guard Cody Siniard hit a three-point basket of his own to knot the score up at 6-6. 

 

The two teams would trade the lead back-and-forth over the next 10 minutes of play, until a jumper by Freeman with 6:16 remaining in the first half gave the Tornados a one-point lead, a lead that they would not relinquish for the remainder of the contest.

 

The Tornados shot 48 percent in the first half, connecting on 9-of-19 from behind the three-point line, to take a 36-31 lead into the halftime period.

 

BC came out firing in the second half, as junior Joseph Chilton got in on the act, knocking down a three-pointer, one of his five three-point baskets, to open the half and push the Tornados lead to eight at 39-31.

 

Only a few minutes later, Brevard pushed their lead to double-digits where it would stay until the final buzzer sounded and the scoreboard read 86-65.

 

In the second half, the Tornados shot a blistering 55.6 percent from the field and a stellar 50 percent from long distance, dialing in on 8-of-16 from behind the three-point line. 

 

For the game the Tornados had a season-low eight turnovers and shot 51.9 percent from the floor, including going 17-of-35 from long distance.

 

Leading the offensive charge for the Tornados was sophomore Andrew Freeman with a season-high 26 points, hitting six three-pointers on the day. Chilton had 17 points, while sophomore Jonathan Whitson had his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Tripp Taraldsen came off the bench to score a season-high 12 points, as he did not miss a shot going 3-of-3 from the field and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe.

 

The Crusaders had four players in double-digit scoring as Austin Randel led the way with 14 points, while senior Adam Griggs had 13 points off the bench. Also scoring in double figures was Kyler Vitko with 12 points and Tyler Mains with 10 points.

 

With the win the Tornados improve to 3-15 on the season, while the Crusaders fall to 4-12 on the year.

 

The Tornados will jump back into South Atlantic Conference play on Wednesday, January 30, when they will travel back to the Palmetto state to take on the Indians of Newberry College. The tip-off is slated for approximately 8 p.m.

 

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