BREVARD, N.C. - Three Brevard College Tornados reached double figure scoring totals as the BC men's basketball team (6-12) downed Bob Jones University (7-10), 86-72, on Friday night at the Boshamer Gymnasium.
Quincy Carter matched a career-high with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, drilling all three of his 3-point attempts with a perfect 3-for-3 mark at the free throw line. LB Boyette added 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting, while Carson Evans led all Tornados off the bench with 13 points. Luke Bleynat grabbed a team-high seven boards, while Boyette and Carter hauled down six and five, respectively. Charles Reed dished out three assists and swiped three steals.
Brevard's 86 points marked the Tornados' second-highest scoring total of the season, trailing only BC's 104 point performance vs. Berea on December 11, 2021.
Bob Jones was paced by a 26-point performance from Elijah Cupples, while Hayes Brush snatched a game-best 10 rebounds.
The first 10 minutes of the contest proved highly-contested, with both sides going stride-for-stride. BJU used a 7-2 run to take a five-point lead, 26-21, at the 8:58 mark in the first half. With the score 28-24 in favor of the Bruins, Brevard strung together a 16-4 stretch to take an eight point lead, 40-32, with 1:53 left to play in the half. Brevard took a six-point lead, 42-36, into the halftime locker room.
Carter led all Tornados with 10 points at the break, while Boyette added eight points.
With the score 47-40 in favor of the Tornados, Brevard was able to string together an impressive 18-0 scoring run that lasted over seven minutes, beginning with a Bleynat layup and concluding with a Carter 3-pointer at the 13:28 mark. Brevard was able to use its lengthy scoring run to position itself towards an eventual 14-point win, 86-72.
Brevard hit its field goals at a 45% clip and hit nine 3-pointers while out-rebounding the Bruins 43-37. The Tornados were able to score 29 second-chance points and total 40 points in the paint, while BC's bench totaled 36 points.
Brevard hosted its seventh-annual Red Out game on Friday in conjunction with The Jimmy Griffin Foundation and the American Heart Association's Heart Health Awareness Month, in memory and support of Jimmy Griffin's legacy.
The Tornados will begin the home stretch of their USA South Conference schedule on Tuesday, February 8 when Brevard hosts #12 Maryville College at 7 p.m. for Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day.
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