FERRUM, Virginia -- The Ferrum College men's basketball team dropped an Old Dominion Athletic Conference match up to the Marlins of Virginia Wesleyan University Sunday evening inside of Swartz Gymnasium, 84-83. The Panthers took a 2-point lead with just :4.0 left off of a Kajuan Madden-McAfee trey, but Jordan White would answer right back with a turnaround, fade-away three off of the glass at the buzzer to stun the Panthers.

RECORDS
Ferrum (6-5, 5-4 ODAC)
Virginia Wesleyan (3-3, 3-0 ODAC)

THE BASICS
The Panthers jumped out to a 7-2 lead to start the game, but Virginia Wesleyan would answer with of 7-2 run of their own to even the score at 9-9. Ferrum would then create some space and play most of the first half with the advantage. A Madden-McAfee trey with 2:35 put the Panthers up 13, the largest lead of the game, but the Marlins would end the half on a 7-1 run to close the gap to 38-31 at the midway break.

Virginia Wesleyan would come out in the closing stanza and quickly take a 2-point lead off of a 9-0 run, and a 20-2 run overall spanning the first 4:18 of the second half. The Panthers would then reclaim the lead with a 12-2 run off of a Jamar Butler three with 11:41 to play. Ferrum would push the advantage to as much as seven in the second half, but the Marlins would stay within striking distance throughout the rest of the half. The Panthers took a 2-point lead with just :4.0 left off of a Kajuan Madden-McAfee trey, but Jordan White would answer right back with a turnaround, fade-away three off of the glass at the buzzer to stun the Panthers.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Smith Jr. 22 pts; Madden-McAfee 21 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast; Helton 15 pts; Young 7 pts, 8 reb
Virginia Wesleyan: Fisher 19 pts, 13 reb, 4 ast; Steward 16 pts, 6 reb; Pelham 16 pts; White 15 pts

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"Tough ending to the game, but I am proud of the way we battled. I thought defensively we really struggled in the second half, their guys were getting too many easy looks, and we let them get some confidence. We made big plays down the stretch and that was great to see, just could not quite close it out." --Head Coach Tyler Sanborn

UP NEXT
The Panthers now await the final game of the ODAC regular season for seeding purposes to see their first round match up in the ODAC tournament. Details will be posted at www.ferrumpanthers.com.