MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker men’s basketball took on a challenging No. 16-ranked Faulkner (Ala.) team on Thursday night in Gillis Gymnasium. 

The Barons (5-16, 3-10 SSAC) fell to the Eagles (19-3, 11-3 SSAC) in a low-scoring affair, 59-48. 

How It Happened | 1st Half 

Brewton-Parker opened with an early 4-0 lead with buckets from Jeffery Huff Jr. and Damarcus Johnson Jr. 

Faulkner quickly responded with an 8-0 run to capture the lead 8-4, leaving 16:48 on the clock. 

About two minutes later Johnson Jr. connected on a free throw to pull the Barons into a one-possession ballgame. 

A pair of treys from the visitors at 13:46 and 12:49 boosted the lead to 14-5 just before Lance Smith converted two scores from the foul line for BPC. 

As time slipped away from Brewton-Parker, Faulkner began to build up a bigger lead with a pair of jumpers. 

BPC put together a 6-2 run to pull the deficit down to just seven points with 6:25 remaining in the half. 

The Eagles responded with seven unanswered points in the following couple of minutes to pull out to a 27-13 lead. 

Despite a late surge from BPC, Faulkner remained composed enough to close out the half with a 33-21 lead, knocking in a jumper at the buzzer. 

How It Happened | 2nd Half 

The Barons opened the second half strong with six points to knock the deficit down to just two possessions to move the score to 33-27 with 18:28 on the clock. 

Jordan Johnson connected on a deep ball at the 16:40 mark to spark an 18-11 run from the Barons to eventually level the game 45-45 nine minutes later. 

The Run was capped off by nine points which included an and-one play from Smith, a steal turned fastbreak score for Huff Jr., and back-to-back slams for Johnson Jr. and Grant Sanders. 

Over the course of the run, BPC shot 7-of-15 from the floor, 2-of-5 from three, and 2-of-3 from the charity stripe. 

Smith led the run with six points followed by four from Sanders. 

The Barons eventually claimed the lead at the 5:19 mark, with Huff Jr. laying in a fastbreak score to lead 47-45. 

Faulkner essentially slammed the door shut on Brewton-Parker with a 10-0 run highlighted by a four-point play to pull out to a 55-47 lead with a minute to play. 

Unfortunately for BPC, the Barons managed to find just one point from the foul line while the visitors put together four more points to seal the 59-48 win. 

Inside The Statistics 

BPC shot for 31% (18-of-58) from the floor, 18.2% (4-of-22) from three, and 57.1% (8-of-14) from the charity stripe. 

Smith led with 15 points and four assists followed by Johnson with 14 points and four assists as well. 

Johnson Jr. led off the glass with nine boards followed by Sanders’ seven rebounds and team-leading three steals. 

Other Notables 

Faulkner held a 43-35 advantage in rebounds 

The Eagles coughed up 15 turnovers while the Barons gave up 10. 

Brewton-Parker produced nine steals, scoring just eight points off turnovers. 

Next Up 

Brewton-Parker travels to Stillman (Ala.) on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. (Courtesy of BPC)