The Centre College men's basketball team had its five-game winning streak snapped in an 85-78 loss to Sewanee-University of the South Saturday, Jan. 7 in Sewanee, Tenn.

The Tigers put five players in double figures and shot 55.8% (29-52) for the game, including 11-24 (45.8%) from beyond the three-point arc. The Colonels have not allowed a team to shoot that well for an entire game since a 78-74 loss to DePauw (56.3%) January 4, 2009.

Trailing 23-18 midway through the first half, Centre rallied to take a 36-33 lead when freshman Josh Karsner made a lay-up at the 3:16 mark.

Sewanee (7-4 overall, 2-3 SCAC) scored nine of the final 13 points in the half and took a 42-40 lead into the locker room at the break.

The Colonels got baskets from four different players to start the second half. Karsner capped an 11-2 run to open the half with a three-pointer to give Cenntre a 51-44 lead, but a 14-4 run by the Tigers put Sewanee back in front 58-55 with 12:20 to play.

Down three, junior Bryon Ellis (Russell Springs, Ky.) hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 65-65, but the Colonels scored only two points in the next 4:07 to fall behind 73-67.

Sophomore Taylor Newsome (Virgie, Ky.) hit one of two free throws with 22 seconds left to cut the Sewanee lead to 79-76, but Centre could not get any closer as the Tigers scored six of the final eight points to finish with the seven-point victory.

The Colonels shot 46.3% (25-54) for the day, including 8-19 (42.1%) from the three-point arc and also out-rebounded Sewanee 35-28.

Senior guard Jeff Mullaney (Louisville, Ky.) scored a game-high 25 points on 9-12 shooting to lead the Colonels. Senior Greg Ross (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Karsner finished with 19 points each. Karsner also had nine rebounds, while Ross added eight boards.

Anvil Nelson paced Sewanee with 20 points. Valentino Bryant tallied 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Brett Bouldin had 14 points and four rebounds off the bench. Tyler Brown and Lewis Affronti also finished in double figures with 13 and 11 points respectively.

Centre, now 9-4 overall and 3-2 in the SCAC, will next travel to Colorado Springs, Colo. to play Colorado College in an SCAC game Friday, Jan. 13. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. MST.