CLINTON, S.C. - Presbyterian College put four student-athletes in double-figures on the night but ultimately fell, 77-76, to Gardner-Webb in overtime in the home finale for the Blue Hose.  The Bulldogs netted the game winning shot with under a second left in overtime on a strongly contested 34-foot three-pointer by Grayson Flittner. 

Jake Troyli started the night off on the right foot with 10 points in the first half to help lift PC (5-24, 2-14 BSC) to a 34-31 halftime lead.  In the opening frame, PC was outshot by a 50.0-to-48.3 percent margin.  The redshirt-freshman added eight second half points and shared the lead for PC in scoring with 18 points. 

The Blue Hose defense stepped up in the early moments of the second half, holding the Bulldogs (7-21, 5-12 BSC) to five points before the first media timeout and extending the lead out to 46-36 at the 15:56 mark.  The resurgent defense opened the door for the Blue Hose offense to shoot 77.8 percent from the field in the second half's first eight minutes.

The Bulldogs cut into the Blue Hose lead with a 7-2 run through the middle of the period and took their first lead of the second half at the 4:07 mark with a three-pointer from Anton Silver. 

With 1:18, PC re-took a two-point lead when Khalid Mutakabbir's fast break layup drew a foul.  The freshman summarily made the charity basket.  On the other end, Gardner-Webb drained two free throws to knot the game at 68.

PC turned the ball back over on the other end with 35 second to give Gardner-Webb a chance to hold for the last shot.  The Bulldogs missed a layup and then called timeout to set a play.  The ensuing inbounds pass was mishandled and the Blue Hose were given the ball out of bounds with 13.2 remaining.

Mutakabbir dribbled inside the arc and took a jumper from 13 feet with five seconds left which rimmed out and fell to Gardner-Webb whose effort at the buzzer missed well wide of the backboard to send the game to overtime, tied at 69.  It marked the second consecutive men's game at the Templeton Center that went to extra time.

Neither team was able to get an advantage larger than two points in the extra session.  With just under a minute, Chase Holmes grabbed a steal and took it down the floor for an emphatic dunk.  Holmes would finish the game with 18 points to share the team lead in scoring with Troyli. 

Gardner-Webb tied the score again at the other end when Anton went 1-for-2 at the free throw line.  Mutakabbir then drove the lane for what looked to be the decisive basket for PC.

However, it was Grayson Flittner who drained a 34-footer in traffic with two ticks left on the clock to win it for Gardner-Webb.  PC was unable to produce an answer as the home run pass went out of bounds.

Troyli ended up only one rebound shy of the double-double with nine.  He also mashed four blocks and grabbed two steals.