Badgers Fall in Overtime Battle with Tigers

MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College men's basketball team (5-6, 3-3 SIAC) fell 96-92 in overtime to Edward Waters (8-5, 4-2 SIAC) at the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center on Saturday.
 
Spring Hill battled to overtime with Edward Waters and fell despite shooting a season-high 88 percent at the free throw line. The Badgers went 42 percent from the floor and held the Tigers to 20 percent shooting from 3-point range.
 
Walter Peggs Jr. led all scorers with 34 points and four 3-pointers. Steven Lyles recorded his first double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Timothy Reilly had a perfect night at the free throw line (4-4), 16 points and eight rebounds. Bo Barber also scored in double-digit figures (11).  
 
Game Details
Date: Dec. 21
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Venue (Location): Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center (Mobile, Ala.)
 
Results
Edward Waters 96, Spring Hill 92 (OT)
Records: Edward Waters (8-5, 4-2 SIAC), Spring Hill (5-6, 3-3 SIAC)
 
They Said It
Head Coach Craig Kennedy
On the game
"A disappointing loss to a good, well-coached team. They've been on the rise. We saw them play in Florida and they swept down there. I thought for 37 minutes, we played well. Then their athleticism hurt us in overtime. Super game by Timothy Reilly. That's the best I've ever seen him play. The expectation is to keep playing like that. But disappointing to go out that way. We talked to our guys about knowing your role, accepting your role, excelling in your role. There was a point where some guys did things that aren't their role. We have to be more mentally disciplined to do our job and let everybody handle their own business. Not the way we wanted to finish out 2024. Hopefully that's fuel to push our guys to work hard over the Christmas break. Appreciate all the fans who came out today and all the people who worked the game. I knew it was a fun game to watch, just not the outcome we wanted. Everybody, have a blessed Christmas."
 
Up Next
SHC will open 2025 on the road against Morehouse on January 2 at 2 p.m. (ET).
 
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