Box Score
Box Score


FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Averett had mutliple shots to win the game in the finals seconds, but came up short 65-64 on the road at Methodist University on Tuesday night.

Averett sophomore Paul Porter hit one of two free throws to give the Cougars a 64-63 lead with 44 seconds remaining. However, Methodist answered moments later thanks to Bryan Hockaday's jumper in the paint to go in front by one point with under 30 seconds to play. Following an Averett timeout, the Cougars missed a 3-pointer and a putback attempt in the final seconds to come up short.

Averett (7-12, 2-6 USA South), which never trailed in the first half, held Methodist off until the Monarchs went ahead 45-44 with 11:05 to play. Methodist led by four before an Averett run put the Cougars back in front 55-48 with 6:41 remaining.

Led by Hockaday's 19 points, Methodist stayed close and eventually took a 61-60 lead on James Whitehead's pair of free throws at the 1:44 mark. Averett freshman Sunil Ram answered with a 3-pointer to regain the lead for the Cougars. Yet, an Averett foul put the Monarchs on the line again, where they hit two more free throws to tie the game and set up the frantic finish with under a minute to play. Prior to Hockaday's eventual game-winning jumper, Methodist had scored its previous seven points from the charity stripe.

Averett got another big performance from junior Marquis Scott, who followed up his 38-point performance on Saturday with 23 points Tuesday against Methodist. Porter added 12 points and 14 rebounds, while junior Grant Chandler finished with 10 points.

Hockaday added 12 rebounds for Methodist, which also got 12 points from Whitehead and 10 points from Terrell Stallings.

Averett hosts Ferrum College on Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Grant Center.