BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Sewanee men's basketball team rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to down the Panthers of LaGrange College, 87-80, at the Birmingham Southern Black-Tie Classic from Bill Battle Coliseum.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (2-1) 87, LaGrange (0-1) 80
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-At the under-12 media timeout in the first half, Sewanee dug themselves in an early hole, trailing 15-6. The Tigers would cut the deficit to as low as eight points, but the Panthers eventually pushed their lead to double-digits and took a 15-point lead, 47-32, into the locker room.

-After a Kyle Brown layup to start the half to give the Panthers their largest lead of 19, the Tigers began a strong rally. Sewanee went on an 18-1 run in a three-plus minute span to tie the contest at 50 points apiece.

-The Panthers pushed their lead back to 12 points, 68-56, with 9:42 left in regulation, but once again, the Tigers came storming back. Trailing 72-62 with six and a half minutes left in the contest, Sewanee went on a 17-4 run to claim its first lead of the game.

-With 3:46 left in the contest, Adrian Thomas tied the contest up on a layup, and after a steal by Jordan Warlick, Michael Barry gave Sewanee the lead, 77-74, as the Tigers never relinquished the lead.

-The Tigers outscored the Panthers, 55-33, in the final 20 minutes thanks to a 61.3% mark from the field (19-of-31), including a 63.6% (7-of-11) from 3-point land. Additionally, Sewanee out-rebounded LaGrange, 25-14.

-One of the best defensive 3-point shooting teams in the nation the last two seasons, Sewanee held LaGrange to 4-of-17 (23.5%) from downtown, including a 1-of-10 mark in the second half.

SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-Ryan Starr improved his career-best mark by two points with a game-high 26-point performance in the win on Saturday. The sophomore finished with a 9-of-10 mark from the field and 6-of-8 from the charity stripe. Additionally, he totaled six rebounds and three assists.

-The story for Starr, however, came in the second half. The Upper Saddle River, N.J. native scored 22 points in the second half on 7-of-8 shooting. Also, Starr converted five of the six field goals, including a game-tying layup with 15:28 left in the half to tie the game at 50.

-Jordan Warlick posted 16 points and seven boards, while Sean McDonough added 15 points thanks to five triples.

LAGRANGE KEY STATISTICS
-Julian Cameron scored 25 points to lead the Panthers.

-Lincoln Anderson added 17 points and eight rebounds.

UP NEXT
The tournament in the Magic City wraps up on Sunday with Huntingdon at 2 p.m.

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