By Benton Heck, Sports Information Student Assistant

FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College's men's basketball team won on Senior Night, beating Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) opponent University of Lynchburg 62-60 tonight at Swartz Gym.

RECORDS
Lynchburg  (14-10, 8-7 ODAC)
Ferrum (6-18, 1-14 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Ferrum led 5-2 to open the game, before Lynchburg took a 8-5 lead on a Tharon Suggs layup. After a Michael Spraggins three-pointer gave Ferrum a 16-15 lead, the Hornets used a 7-0 run to take a 22-16 lead with 7:35 left in the first-half.

The Panthers used an 18-2 run to close out the half over the next six minutes, with Spraggins tallying nine of his 15 first-half points during the run.

Taqwain Drummond scored the first points for Ferrum to start the half with a shorth jumper. Lynchburg started off the second-half hot, going on a 7-2 run to pull within five points of the Panthers. Drummond hit a jumper to put a halt to the run, scoring Ferrum's only four points six minutes into the second-half. Both teams battled back and forth over the next seven minutes, as the Panthers saw their lead grow to 10 with 6:30 left in the game. 

Three straight three-pointers for the Hornets and a Dow Dunton layup pulled them with one, 55-54 with 4:42 left to play in the game. James Smith Jr. converted a layup with 1:42 left and would be the Panthers' final points of the game. Suggs hit a jumper to pull within two, 62-60. Neither team would be able to make a basket from there even though both teams had several looks at the basket.

A last second three-point attempt by Lynchburg bounced off the backboard and Ferrum held on for their first ODAC win of the season. Smith led way with 24 points and Spraggins tallied his third double-double of the season with a solid 20 points and 14 rebounds.

KEY STATS
Lynchburg: Dunton 15 pts, 10 reb; Suggs 12 pts, 5 reb; Noah Bullock 11 pts 
Ferrum: Smith 24 pts, 4 3FG; Spraggins 20 pts, 14 reb

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"Awesome environment tonight for our guys; we are so appreciative of those who showed up and gave us a great home court advantage, they really pulled us through. After a really tough season, I am really glad our guys could experience some success. Hopefully that will leave a good taste in their mouth and keep them hungry to work." --Head Coach Tyler Sanborn

UP NEXT
Sanborn's team will close out the season Saturday, February 19, at Eastern Mennonite University. The ODAC contest tips off at 2:00 p.m. in Harrisonburg, Virginia.