SAINT LEO, Fla. – Kyran McClure would go 2-for-2 at the free throw line with 11.9-seconds remaining in overtime to hand the Saint Leo men's basketball team a 76-75 overtime win against the visiting Sailfish. The win pushes the two teams to a season spilt, with both teams winning on their home court.
 
The Lions trailed 75-71 with two minutes to play before ending the game on a 6-0 run, to complete the comeback. The win also snaps a five-game skid for the Green and Gold.

"We are still working on things, but as a staff we are glad the guys battled back and got this win," Head Coach Vince Alexander stated. "We still have to focus on the little things, but tonight, we feel that the guys fought hard at the end and earned a tough win. Hopefully this swings momentum heading on the road to Florida Southern Wednesday, but we will continue to teach this young group of guys moving forward."
 
DeAndre King scored a game-high 24 points on 9-of-19 shooting including a 5-for-9 performance from downtown. King was one rebound shy of a double-double, leading the team with nine on the night.
   
The Basics
Final Score: Saint Leo 76, Palm Beach Atlantic 75  OT
Location: Marion Bowman Activities Center | Saint Leo, Fla.
Records: Saint Leo 9-13, 5-6 SSC | Palm Beach Atlantic 10-12, 4-7 SSC
 
How It Happened…
1H | The first half between the Saint Leo Lions and Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish saw two lead changes and zero ties. The Sailfish came out first and claimed a four point lead, four times before heading to the first timeout up by two, 8-6. Kyran McClure drained a three-pointer and hit a jumper to score five unanswered points as the Green and Gold clawed into the lead, 16-12 with 11:52 to play. DeAndre King would nail three three-pointers and a layup as he scored 11 straight points for the Lions before Daniel Duarte hit a free throw to push the Lions ahead by their largest lead of 12, 33-21 with 6:38 to play. The Sailfish would cut the deficit heading into the break as the Lions held a five-point lead at halftime. | Saint Leo 36-31 |
 
2H | The Lions came out and ran their lead to eight, 48-40 on a Junior Searcy three-pointer with 15:58 to play. The Sailfish would fight and cut it to one, 48-47 on a Grant Gullett layup, before the Lions ran back out to a four-point lead, twice at 51-47 and 53-49 after two Drago Popovic's free throws. PBA would use Saint Leo turnovers to tie the game at 53-53 and 55-55, before taking a 58-57 lead with 9:06 to play. The Sailfish pushed it to four, 61-57 before the Popovic's jumper in the paint cut it to 61-59 at the media timeout with 7:40 to play. After the two teams went into the final media timeout tied 64-64 with 3:50 to play. The Lions went on a 7-0 run to take a 68-64 lead with 2:11 to play after Pape Ngom blocked a shot and stole the next pass to stop the Sailfish.
 
A quick 5-0 run for the Sailfish allowed PBA to take a 69-68 lead. The Lions forced a turnover on defense before Isaiah Hill sank one free throw to tie it with 22.1-seconds left. With 1.7-seconds left, PBA and Saint Leo would both burn a timeout with the Sailfish in possession of the ball on their offensive half. Palm Beach Atlantic would get a shot off before the final buzzer, but it would bounce and and send the game to overtime. | Tied 69-69 |
 
OT | As overtime looked to be locked up by the Sailfish, taking a 75-71 lead. Trailing 75-72, Pape Ngom would block a shot on the defensive side before running down the court and converting a jumper to make it 75-74 with one minute to play. With no points scored heading to 11.9 left in overtime, Kyran McClure went 2-for-2 to push the Lions ahead 76-75. Palm Beach Atlantic called time with 8.3 to play and failed to convert its last shot, as the Green and Gold went on for the one-point overtime victory. | Saint Leo 76-75 |

Points to Note

• Saint Leo snapped a five-game skid and split the season series with the Sailfish. The Lions moved to 9-13, 5-6 SSC.
• Kyran McClure's 2-for-2 performance from the free throw line allowed for the Lions to win, 76-75 in overtime. McClure finished with nine points and six rebounds.
• DeAndre King scored a game-high 24 points on 9-19 shooting from the field including a 5-9 night from downtown. King added nine boards, four offensive and five defensive.
• Junior Searcy scored 17 points on the night, going 7-15 from the field. Searcy hauled in six boards and recorded two blocks.
• Isaiah Hill finished with nine points and six rebounds on the night. 

For Palm Beach Atlantic

• Palm Beach Atlantic fell to 10-12, 4-7 SSC after the loss.
• Three players scored in double-figures led by De'Ondre Jackson with a team-high 20 points. Jackson went 8-20 from the field.
• Jules Jasmin and Marshall Riddle each added 12 points.

Next Up
Saint Leo will travel to Florida Southern for a 7:30 p.m. matchup on Wednesday, January 24 in the Jenkins Field House.

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