HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Senior team captain Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC) equaled his career-high with a game-high 23 points, and senior Davidson Hubbard (Charlotte, NC) added 13 points and seven rebounds, to lead nationally-ranked No. 6 Hampden-Sydney College to a 67-46 non-conference home win past nationally-ranked No. 25 Swarthmore (PA) College on Thursday night in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium at Kirby Field House. The Tigers (8-1) led 31-16 at halftime and used a 12-4 run midway through the second half to thwart a comeback attempt by the visiting Garnet (7-3), who were led by Vinny DeAngelo with 17 points.

"Big shout-out to our new football coach, Vince Luvara and his wife Stacey, who were introduced at the game tonight," said fifth-year head coach Caleb Kimbrough. "Excited for this new era of Tiger football. Also, great win against a very well-coached team tonight. We play defense like that and we will beat a lot of teams. We knew they would go on a run in the second half at some point and I thought our guys took some steps in how we responded."

In a battle of Top 25 teams, H-SC jumped out to an early 9-2 advantage at 15:55 behind five quick points by Hubbard, including a three-point field goal, and baskets from senior team captain Josiah Hardy (Ashburn) and Brazil. The Tigers extended the lead to 19-4 with 11:27 on the first-half clock after a three-pointer by sophomore Shane Fernald (Charlotte, NC), off the bench, along with a three-pointer from senior Alex Elliott (Marietta, GA), as well as baskets by Hubbard and senior DJ Wright (Greensboro, GA), off the bench. A floater in the lane by Brazil, followed by a jumper and layup from Hardy had the Garnet & Grey ahead 25-7 at 8:12. The home team maintained the comfortable margin with its stellar effort on the defensive end of the floor and led 31-16 at the intermission—Hubbard scoring nine first-half points, while Brazil and Hardy each scored six points during the opening 20 minutes.

SC started fast to begin the second half as DeAngelo scored 10 quick points during a 10-2 run, including two three-pointers, to close to within 33-26 at 15:39. The visitors trailed 40-33 with 10:29 remaining after layup by DeAngelo, but that was as close as it would get … with Brazil answering back with five-straight points of his own to push the margin back to 45-33 at 9:42. H-SC continued on its decisive 12-4 run to lead 52-37 with 6:24 left to play as Fernald added four points, including a pair of free throws, and Elliott connected on a three-pointer, assisted by Fernald. The Tigers extended the advantage to 20 points at 59-39 on a pair of free throws by fifth-year Ryan Clements (Conyers, GA) that followed a three-pointer and jumper from Brazil. The Garnet & Grey secured the outcome with the final six points of the contest scored by Hubbard on an offensive rebound basket, a steal and two-handed slam dunk from Clements and a jumper by Brazil.

Brazil led H-SC with his game-high 23 points to equal his career-high, adding three rebounds, three assists and one steal. Hubbard finished with his 13 points for the Tigers, adding seven rebounds. Clements and Elliott each contributed eight points, with Clements adding a game-high five steals along with three assists. Fernald had seven points off the bench, while Hardy added six points, five rebounds and three assists. H-SC shot 45% (25-56) from the field, including 40% (6-15) on three-pointers, and 92% (11-12) at the free throw line. The Tigers enjoyed a 2 8-12 advantage in points off turnovers—forcing 21 miscues—and had a 24-16 advantage in points scored in the paint.

DeAngelo led SC with his 17 points, including 3-7 three-pointers. Michael Caprise added a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for the Garnet. SC shot 30% (13-43) from the field, including 25% (5-20) on three-pointers, and 71% (15-21) at the line.

H-SC will play on the road at non-conference opponent and nationally-ranked No. 1 John Carroll University on Tuesday, December 19, at 2 p.m. in University Heights, Ohio.