Andre Simon's bucket with just 1.4 seconds to play lifted Randolph-Macon to a 90-88 victory over Christopher Newport in men's basketball action on Tuesday night in Ashland. The game was the 2011-12 opener for both squads.

Simon finished the night with a career-high 28 points and 11 rebounds. Calvin Croskey had 16 points for R-MC, while Adam Desgain and Lamar Giggetts had 15 and 11 points, respectively for the Jackets in the victory.

The game was tight throughout with R-MC by just five at 60-55 with just under 13 minutes to go in the game. Randolph-Macon scored the next seven points, taking a 67-55 advantage on a three-pointer by Croskey.

R-MC led by 10, with under 10 minutes to go and scored 15 of the next 22 points, taking an 18 point at 82-67 advantage on a tomahawk dunk and one by Simon with 4:51 to go in the contest.

CNU rallied down the stretch, going on a 21-6 run that was capped by a Conley Taylor three pointer with six seconds reaming that tied the score at 88-88.

R-MC took the ball out of bounds, where Croskey dribbled down the right side, went under the basket and fed Simon for the easy layup and win.

The Captains had one last chance to tie or win, but Taylor's desperation three-pointer fell short to give R-MC the victory.

The Yellow Jackets shot 33-of-67 for the game from the floor and 20-of-31 from the foul line. The Captains 28-of-61 from the floor and connected on 8-of-14 three-pointers.

Randolph-Macon will head to Albright College for a weekend tournament. R-MC take on Rutgers-Newark at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

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