Box Score MURFREESBORO - In a barn burner of a game, the Hawks fell in overtime to Barton College with a final score of 94-90. Aaron Scott hit a three pointer with :01 on the clock in regulation to send the game into overtime but the Bulldogs out scored Chowan 13 to 9 in overtime to take the win.
The Hawks took a ten point lead into half time (42-32) but saw their ten point lead chipped away at by Barton's three point attack to start the second period. Barton tied the game at 48-48 at the 13:43 mark of the second half before exchanging baskets with the Hawks over the remainder of regulation. The entire second period of play featured 7 ties and 5 lead changes. Scott's buzzer beater three pointer sent the game into the overtime period.
Jaleel Nelson grabbed an offensive rebound and laid it in to tie the game at 89-89 with 1:12 to play but the Bulldogs went on to hit 3 out of 4 foul shots over the final minute of play to take the game with a final of 94-90.
Scott poured in 22 points off the bench and hit 4-7 from three point land while senior guard Trayvon Lathan scored a team high 25 points. He also had 6 steals and 4 assists in the game. Chowan shot 52% from the floor and grabbed 31 rebounds while Barton hit 51% of their shots and had 35 rebounds. Montino Williams chipped in 9 points while Marcus Artis had 8 points and 3 blocks.
For Barton, who now moves to 15-5 on the year, senior Anthony Atkinson scored a game high 34 points. Bobby Buffalo contributed 23 points in the game.
The Hawks will host Southern Virginia on Saturday in a 4:00pm game.