Jorden Williams from McCallie School scored 20 points and Sewanee teammate Brody Stone had 18 points and eight rebounds, but the Tigers lost 69-64 in overtime in NCAA Division III men’s basketball Saturday at Maryville College, which was predicted to win its USA South league.
Keshonn Carter added 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds for Sewanee (1-1), a Southern Athletic Association team. Oscar Butler led Maryville (2-1) with 19 points.
• Lee (w) 70, Brescia 54: At Cleveland, the Lady Flames pulled away in the second half to their third win in three games. Erin Walsh scored 19 points and Emileigh Swafford had 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Lee totaled 11 blocked shots.
• Truett-McConnell 73, Tennessee Wesleyan 69: At Athens, Tenn., the visitors overcame an 11-point deficit in the last 14 minutes of the Appalachian Athletic Conference game and won behind 25 points from Rudy Deaza and 14 points and 14 rebounds from J’QuayveonWilliams. Devante Jenkins had 21 points and 17 rebounds (eight offensive) for Wesleyan, which got 13 points apiece from Stephen Kite Jr. and Justin Simmons. Bryan is 7-0, 3-0 in the AAC after winning 80-73 at Point.
• Tennessee Wesleyan (w) 66, Truett-McConnell 30: The Lady Bulldogs jumped to a 35-10 halftime lead and breezed to the AAC victory. Sarah McKinnon had 14 points and Kelsey Young and Jara Gasper added 11 and 10 for TWC (8-0, 4-0). Rhande Haskett from Ridgeland High School led the visitors with eight points and eight rebounds. Bryan won 64-48 at Point and is 7-1, 3-0.