CLINTON, S.C. - Jake Troyli and Walt Allen each tallied their first career double-double, helping the Presbyterian College men's basketball team to an 89-75 overtime victory over the visiting VMI Keydets Saturday evening.

Troyli tallied 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds while Allen came off the bench to net 11 points and grab 10 rebounds. However, it was a total team effort that helped PC overcome a 17-point first-half deficit as four more student-athletes scored in double figures for the game.

Chase Holmes led the team with 21 points while Khalid Mutakabbir netted 13. Ryan Hargrave mustered career highs with 12 points and eight rebounds while Travis Smith chipped in 11 points in the victory.

Tied at 69 apiece as Stan Okoye hit a runner to force the extra session, PC rattled off the first seven points in the first 1:52 of the period, essentially putting the game away.

Smith opened the scoring with a deep three-point shot 42 seconds into overtime. Then, Holmes stole the ball and went coast-to-coast for a five-point lead. Smith dished the ball to Allen for an easy lay-up for the 76-69 lead.

The Keydets trimmed the deficit to four at 76-72, but the Blue Hose concluded the game on a 13-2 run. Troyli scored an old-fashioned three-point play and after the visitors cut it to five, Holmes answered with a turnaround jumper as the shot clock expired for an 81-74 advantage. PC hit its foul shots down the stretch for the final margin.

Early in the second half, VMI held a 42-25 lead, but the home team did not give up. The Blue Hose slowly climbed back into the game. After slicing into the lead to make it single digits, Austin Kenon's bucket with 12:31 to play put the score at 55-45.

With 4:41 to go, Allen's lay-up tied the contest at 60. Smith's bucket just over a minute later gave PC its first lead of the game. The Blue Hose built a four-point advantage, 67-63, on Smith's made free throws only to see the Keydets battle back. Tied at 67 apiece, Holmes made a twisting lay-up with five second to play. After multiple timeouts, Okoye drove the length of the court, hitting the floater that forced overtime.

Trailing 26-9 just 10:30 into the game, head coach Gregg Nibert's team posted a 16-3 run, slicing the deficit just four with 4:16 to play. During the spurt, Zach Faircloth and Troyli each connected on quick baskets on fast breaks. Allen then netted four straight foul shots before the Blue Hose got the ball back after a turnover.

On the ensuing possession, Troyli was fouled. He calmly went to the line and hit both charity tosses, pulling PC within nine at 29-20. Over the next 42 seconds, Nibert's squad would rattle off six straight points.

Hargrave caught a pass from Troyli and hit an easy lay-up. Fouled on the play, Hargrave made the foul shot for an old-fashioned three-point play. Mutakabbir then went sliced through the defense for the fast-break lay-up, making the score 29-25. However, VMI went on an 11-0 run to end the half.

In the opening half, Hargrave led the way with five rebounds while tying his career high with four boards. Kevin Davis came off the bench to pull down a career-high four rebounds in the first half. Along with Hargrave, Holmes and Faircloth each chipped in five points.     

For the game, PC hit 31-of-67 shots for 46.3 percent while limiting the Keydets to 24-f-74 for 32.4 percent. The Blue hose canned 23-of-30 shots from the foul line while VMI made 19-of-26.

PC grabbed a season-high 53 rebounds and outscored the Keydets 48-28 in the paint.

The Blue Hose return to action next Saturday when they play host to Winthrop.