SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Sewanee men's basketball team were unable to complete the regular season sweep of the Panthers of Birmingham-Southern College in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) action, falling on Senior Day, 71-67, Sunday afternoon from Juhan Gymnasium.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Birmingham-Southern (6-16, 2-9) 71, Sewanee (10-12, 4-7) 67
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CLASS OF 2020!
Prior to Sunday's contest with the Panthers, the program recognized its six seniors: Michael Barry, Banks Brown, Jonny Crumly, Andrew Heitzenrater, Hank Norton and Adrian Thomas.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Sewanee pushed out to a 22-15 lead at the under-12 media timeout before Birmingham-Southern went on a 19-4 run in about a nine-minute span to flip the lead in favor of the visitors, 34-27.

-The Tigers cut the deficit to five points, 38-33 with under 30 seconds left in the half, but two free throws at the end of the half gave the Panthers a 40-33 advantage at the break.

-BSC kept the momentum to start the second half, as the team went on a 10-2 run to push the lead to its highest of 15 points, 50-35, with over 17 minutes left in regulation.

-Sewanee fought tooth and nail to cut the deficit back to a one-possession game thanks to a 20-7 run in a 10-minute span. Trailing 57-55, Jordan Warlick gave the Tigers their first lead of the second half with a shot from downtown.

-BSC would rally late in regulation, as a three-point play by Calvin Bak gave the visitors the lead for good, 66-64, with 1:40 left.

-Sewanee had the opportunity to tie the contest once again on its next possession at the charity stripe. After going 1-of-2 at the line to make it a 66-65 advantage in favor of BSC, the Panthers gave Tiger fans the dagger with another 3-pointer by Bak.

-The top two teams in the league when it comes to converting 3-point field goals did not disappoint on Sunday. A combined 52 attempts were taken in 40 minutes, with Sewanee edging BSC in the category, 11-10. The Tigers continue to lead the SAA in made 3-pointers with 218. 

SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-Adrian Thomas posted a 27-point performance on 10-of-19 shooting with eight rebounds, five on the offensive glass.

-Jordan Warlick posted 14 points, while Joey Knox added 11 points, five rebounds and three assists.

-Michael Barry posted five of the team's 10 dimes in the win.

BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN KEY STATISTICS
-Calvin Bak scored a game-high 28 points on 11-of-18 from the floor, 5-of-11 from long range.

-Christian Stewart added 18 points thanks to a perfect 7-of-7 from the field.

UP NEXT
Sewanee will be on the road for the remainder of the regular season. The three-game road swing begins on Friday night at Oglethorpe.

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