Tigers basketball team edges Emory Eagles 90-85

Published 9:56 am Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Hampden-Sydney College’s (H-SC) basketball team rallied in the final minute to ground the visiting No. 23 Emory University Eagles 90-85 on Saturday afternoon.

A turnover-filled and back-and-forth first half saw H-SC go into intermission ahead 35-33 as junior point guard Malik Crute sank a three pointer a few seconds before the halftime buzzer.

Settling in offensively after that, each team scored more than 50 points in the second half.

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Tigers sophomore guard/forward Kevin Quinn led all scorers with 26 points.

H-SC (3-4) hosts Buffalo State College on Dec. 16 at 2 p.m.