HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Junior Davidson Hubbard (Charlotte, NC) scored a team-high 18 points to lead Hampden-Sydney College to a hard-fought 71-67 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball home win past Averett University on Wednesday night in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium. Senior Ryan Clements (Conyers, GA) added 12 points for the host Tigers (4-3, 2-0 ODAC), who led 40-33 at halftime, while classmate Miles Harris (Virginia Beach) had a career-high 10 points off the bench. Raja Milton scored a game-high 25 points for the visiting Cougars (5-2, 1-1 ODAC).

"Another solid ODAC win tonight," said fourth-year head coach Caleb Kimbrough. "I thought we were able to execute the game plan for the majority of the game, but could never really pull away. We have a lot to clean-up going into the weekend, but proud of the team for protecting home court tonight."

H-SC opened the contest with the first points courtesy of a driving layup by Clements at 19:07, and it remained close for most of the opening 10 minutes with AU taking a 12-10 advantage at 11:16. The Tigers used a quick 11-2 run to lead 21-14 with 8:42 on the clock following a three-point field goal from junior Alex Elliott (Marietta, GA)—Hubbard (4), Clements (2) and junior Josiah Hardy (Ashburn) (2) each contributed to the run, as well. The Cougars, however, answered with a 14-4 run to take a 28-25 lead at 4:39. The Garnet & Grey responded accordingly, outscoring their guests 15-5 over the final 4:23 to take a 40-33 advantage at the intermission—Harris sparked the outburst with back-to-back three-pointers and also added a layup, while Hubbard added five points, including a three-pointer, before Clements closed with another layup.

AU began the second half with a 17-9 run to take a 50-49 lead with 15:27 remaining. H-SC, however, scored eight unanswered points to go back ahead 57-50 at 12:12, getting four quick points from junior DJ Wright (Greensboro, GA). The Tigers would continue with their momentum and pushed the margin to 66-58 at 5:40 after a basket inside by Elliott, and the lead was 70-62 with just under a minute remaining following a layup from junior Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC). The Cougars managed to get within 70-67 with 10-seconds left to play, but Brazil secured the outcome with 1-2 free throws with four-seconds on the clock.

Hubbard led H-SC with his team-high 18 points (2-3 3FGs), adding four rebounds and two blocks. Clements finished with 12 points, five assists and a career-high three blocks for the Tigers. Harris contributed his career-high 10 points (2-2 3FGs) off the bench, while Brazil added nine points and three assists. H-SC shot 48% (28-58) from the field, including 40% (6-15) on three-pointers, and 64% (9-14) at the free throw line.

Milton led AU with his game-high 25 points (5-10 3FGs), adding three assists. Jordan Lewis had 20 points (2-4 3FGs) for the Cougars. AU shot 47% (26-55) from the field, including 42% (8-19) on three-pointers, and 88% (7-8) at the line.

H-SC returns to the road for its next five games during the month of December ... beginning at ODAC member Eastern Mennonite University on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m. in Harrisonburg.