Atlanta, GA - Mario Jordan led all scorers with 21 points, and was one of four Paine College players to score in double figures, as the Lions held off an aggressive rally in the final minutes to defeat LeMoyne-Owen College by a final score of 75-73 in the first game of the second day of the 2013 SIAC Basketball Tournament on Tuesday. #3E Paine, (13-14), advanced to the quarterfinals to face the winner of #2W Stillman and #7E Clark Atlanta in the quarterfinals, Thursday evening at 7:45 p.m. . Paine finished with a 3-0 record against both of these opponents in the regular season, which included a two-game sweep of the Panthers.
The Magicians (final record of 6-21) trimmed the lead all the way down to a single point with three-tenths of a second left, but missed two three-pointers that would have tied the game with under 20 seconds remaining.
Lamada Williams had the opportunity to trim the lead down to a point with significantly more time on the clock, but missed the front end of a pair of free throws with 8.9 seconds left. He finished the game with 15 points for LeMoyne-Owen, and was one of three Magicians to score in double figures. Shad O’Garro led the team with 18 points, and Edwin Shorter contributed the second double-double of the tournament in a losing effort, with 14 points and ten rebounds.
After building up a 38-31 lead in the first half, Paine led much of the second half by double figures, but was outscored in the second half despite shooting a steady 55 percent from the floor that was identical to what they shot for the entire game (55.1 percent).
Although the Magicians shot just 42.9 percent from the field after halftime (and 45.2 percent for the game), they put up 15 more shots than the Lions (35 to 20 after halftime) and actually made more baskets than their opponent (15 to 11 after halftime). That formula, combined with nearly identical turnover totals (13 for Paine and 12 for LeMoyne-Owen) nearly led to the comeback victory.
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