Clarksville, Ark.-Berry College overcame a first half deficit to upend the Eagles 79-77 in Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles (1-2) held a narrow 31-29 lead at intermission only to see it evaporate in the second half. There were six ties in the first half, with Ozarks’ largest lead (6-2) coming within the first three minutes. Andre Williams carried the Eagles as he scored 17 first half points and hit all three of his three-point attempts. Williams scored the first eight points for Ozarks and would later hit his third three at the 12:45 mark to give Ozarks a 15-14 advantage. Ozarks last lead of the game came at the 18:56 mark of the second after Jerard McGinty completed a three-point play. Berry (1-1) then went on a 22-9 run to build a 55-43 advantage with 8:40 left in the contest. Berry built a 65-49 advantage in what seemed to put the game away with less than five minutes left. But Ozarks would narrow the deficit to 67-61 on McGinty’s three-pointer at the 2:29 mark. Jermery Victor followed with a layup to cut it to 67-63 seconds later. With 21 seconds left, Marcus Bobb scored inside to put Ozarks within 75-72. Berry would hit 4-of-6 from the free throw line in the final 18 seconds to secure the game. Dustin Morett did nail a three-pointer at the buzzer to make the score 79-77.
Williams led the team with 21 points. McGinty and Bobb each contributed 11 points. Bobb had eight rebounds and Shawn Curtis grabbed seven.
Ozarks will host Rhema Bible College Tuesday.
Topics: Athletics