BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Paine College Lions topped Stillman College 78-75 in the quarterfinals of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) today to advance to the semifinals.
The first half saw eight lead changes and six ties with Stillman (16-13) holding a slight advantage while leading by seven points early in the period. The Tigers converted 18 points on 11 turnovers by Paine (17-12) though the Lions' bench contributed 25 points. Jeffrey Wherry led the Tigers with 17 first half points off the bench as the game was knotted at 43 at the half.
It was much the same in the second period as the game remained close though until the 6:28 mark when Paine held a seven-point advantage. Stillman answered with its own run to knot the game at 73 with 3:19 remaining and held its last lead by two points 75-73. Paine finished the game on a 5-2 run to hold off Paine for the win.
In the game, Paine shot 47 percent from the floor while Stillman converted on 34 percent of its field goal attempts. Paine out rebounded the Tigers by seven, 44-37, but committed 21 turnovers in the game.
"It was an difficult contest," said Stillman head coach Michael Grant. "We forced them into several turnovers and bad shots, but we just could not convert on those opportunities."
Kedric Taylor and Kenny Fluellen led the Lions with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
For Stillman, Markeith Madison of Stillman led all scorers with 20 points and 13 boards. D'uanaway Barnes finished with 16 points, six rebounds and four steals while Jeffrey Wherry tallied 18 points and four rebounds.
"The season did not go as we planned. The game today did not go as planned. The effort was there, but missed opportunities hurt us," said Grant.
Paine will take on top seed Fort Valley State Friday, March 7, in a 3:15 p.m., semifinal match-up.
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