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ARLINGTON, Va. — The Lynchburg boys basketball team fought back from a 17-point deficit to beat Dickinson 82-75 in overtime.
Lynchburg won 47-30 in the first half of the Hornets’ second game of the Pablo Cotto Tournament. The Red Devils shot over 50% from the floor, going 10-of-19 from three. But in the second half, they flipped the script.
The second half started with Jason Easton’s double triple. The junior forward scored 18 points in the contest, one point shy of his career high.
Lynchburg’s backcourt duo, Jake Hart and Pearsen Young, made their presence felt in a variety of ways, especially in the final 25 minutes. Young led the team in assists against the Red Devils, recording a career-high eight dimes and grabbing eight rebounds. Hart had five boards and five assists, and had two steals and a block on the defensive end. The two scored a combined 21 points.
The Hornets held Dickinson to 17 points on 23 percent shooting from the field in the second half, making just one 3-pointer on 10 attempts.
Freshman forward Jamarcus Brown was a key piece in the victory, scoring eight of his 18 points in overtime. Brown finished the afternoon with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor, as well as two steals and one block on the defensive end.
Lynchburg is currently 2-2 on the season heading into a three-game homestand. Their next game is against Methodist on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 5 p.m.
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–Rin–
