HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA-- Adam Desgain's three pointer with 4.9 seconds remaining capped a furious Randolph-Macon rally as the top-ranked Yellow Jackets topped archrival Hampden-Sydney 69-68 Wednesday night in ODAC Men's Basketball action.

The Yellow Jackets (12-0 / 4-0 ODAC) have now beaten the Tigers in 10 of the last 11 regular season meetings of the two storied rivals.

With the Jackets trailing 68-66, Desgain (Richmond, VA/ J.R. Tucker) drained a three-point bucket to put R-MC out in front.   The Tigers had a chance to win the game but R-MC came away with the defensive stop to cap a comeback that saw the nation's top team down 16 with 11:36 to go in the game. 

Hampden-Sydney took advantage of a limited Yellow Jacket rotation due to foul trouble in the first half and was able to hold a 33-27 lead at the intermission. 

The Tigers then kept R-MC without a field goal for just over six minutes in the second stanza, and were able to open up a 44-29 advantage when Alex Patapov converted a three point play with 15:34 to go in the game.

R-MC chipped away at the lead and were able to get its deficit to single digits when Eric Pugh (Silver Spring, MD/ James Blake) knocked down a pair of free-throws, making the score 53-44 just over 10 minutes to go in the contest.

The Jackets then went on a 13-4 run, tying the game at 57 when Kevin Voelkel (Pleasantville, NY/Collegiate School) converted an old fashion three point play of his own.

The teams exchanged buckets over the next few minutes with the Tigers able to open up a slim four point lead at 68-64 when Ben Jesse made a pair of shot from the charity stripe with 1:26 play. 

Two Jordan Brown (Chesterfield, VA/L.C. Bird) free-throws with just under a minute of play brought the Jackets within two at 68-66. The Yellow Jackets made a defensive stop on the next Tigers' possession setting up Desgain to hit the game winning three.

Randolph-Macon had five players score in double figures, led by Brown and Danny Jones (Herndon, VA/Herndon) with 12 points each.

Harrison George led Hampden-Sydney with 19 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

R-MC improves to 12-0 and will round out its non-conference schedule on Saturday when it hosts regional rival Christopher Newport at 4:00 p.m.

--Yellow Jackets--