Box Score OWINGS MILLS, MD – No. 19 St. Mary's scored 16 of the game's final 22 points to pull away from No. 24 Randolph-Macon and take the finale of the inaugural Hoopsville National Invitational, 59-49, over the Yellow Jackets.
With SMC (1-1) leading 43-41, Chris Hamilton pulled the Jackets even with a layup at the 7:35 mark of the second-half.
The Seahawks' Devin Spencer gave SMC a 45-43 edge the next time down the court and sparked what proved to be a 10-0 run that was capped by a Don Hill jumper with less than three minutes to go in the game.
R-MC (0-3) rallied, getting a three-point play from Lamar Giggetts and a three-point field goal from Joe Hassell to make the score 53-49 with 2:05 left on the clock.
That would be as close as the Jackets would get as St. Mary's went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final 1:05 to seal the win.
Hamilton led R-MC with a career-high 14 points in his first career start. Hassell came off the bench to score 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor. Marcus Badger dished out a game-high six assists en route to an all-tournament team selection.
Randolph-Macon shot 33.3% from the field, making 17 of its 51 attempts from the floor, including 7-of-26 from three-point range. Giggetts and Badger each hauled in five rebounds to lead R-MC and help the Jackets to a 38-33 edge on the glass.
Spencer led three Seahawks in double-digits with a game-high 18 points. Nick LaGuerre had 11 points, while Hill finished with 10. SMC made 20-of-51 (39.2%) shots from the field and were able to convert 21 R-MC turnovers into 19 points, including 13 in the second-half.
Randolph-Macon will break for the Thanksgiving holiday before returning to action on November 25th at Ferrum. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m.
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