Late Surge Lifts Braves over Hawks at Home
December 14, 2006

MURFREESBORO - UNC-Pembroke passed the Hawks at home 64-61 after trailing by 12 points in the second half. The Braves got hot from the three point line, hitting three straight over the final minutes of the game to take the win from Chowan. 

The Hawks hit a season-high 8 three pointers in the game and out rebounded UNC-Pembroke 42-40. Chowan took a 36-30 lead into halftime and got ahead of the Braves by as many as 12 points with over 9:00 to play in the game. Jarrell Hunter and John Walters hit five out of their combined seven made three pointers over the final nine minutes of the game to pull the Braves within striking distance of the home standing Hawks. With the game knotted at 61 each, Hunter hit a three pointer with :51 to play in the second period to take a 64-61 lead over Chowan. Chowan had one final possession to try to tie the game with :13 to play in the game but fell just short of forcing an overtime period. 

The Hawks fall to 3-5 on the year while UNC-Pembroke moves to 1-7 overall. For Chowan three players scored in double figures led by Joe Brice who netted 14 points. Deon Tynes had a double-double with 12 boards and 12 points while Travyon Lathan added 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists. For UNC-P Jonathan Hart and Hunter had 19 and 17 points respectively.

Chowan will host Belmont-Abbey College on Saturday at 3:00pm. Listen to the game live by logging on to the HawkCast link on the athletics main page.