Lee University men’s basketball coach Tommy Brown returned from a four-game suspension Saturday and got a milestone win.
The Flames defeated visiting Belhaven 89-78 in a Southern States Athletic Conference crossover game, giving the Chattanooga native 300 wins in 451 games as a college coach. He’s won 165 at the Cleveland school.
Ryan Westbooks hit 10 of 13 shots from the field and scored 27 points for Lee (9-3, 4-2), while Tyrone Caldwell had 17 points and nine assists. Duran Blue had six assists and was one of three Flames with 10 points each.
The Lady Flames (14-1, 6-0) beat Belhaven 86-74 with Angela Spann scoring 20 points, Kally Eldridge contributing 16 points and six assists and Hollie German scoring 13 points.
At Dayton, the Bryan men beat Milligan 79-55 after the Lady Buffs gave Bryan’s Lady Lions their fifth straight loss, 89-65, in Appalachian Athletic Conference play. Rob Riley had 27 points and Lavonte Henderson scored 15 for the Lions (7-11, 2-2). Chattanooga’s Kayla Kelly with 10 points was one of four Milligan women in double figures, out of 18 who played, while the Lady Lions (10-6, 1-4) were led by Morgan Burnette with 16 points and three blocked shots. Sara Barnett scored 13 points and Anna Thomas and Kayla Dilts added 12 apiece in defeat.