WILSON, N.C. – The Erskine College men's basketball team (3-6, 1-2 CC) defeated Barton College (5-3, 1-1 CC) by a score of 101-93 in overtime at Wilson Gymnasium on Saturday for the Fleet's first conference win of the young season.

Erskine trailed by seven at the break but battled back in the second half to turn the game into a back-and-forth contest. However, the hosts stretched the lead to 84-76 with just 1:20 remaining. But, Grant Lovette hit a pair of threes on consecutive possessions and then nailed a couple of clutch free throws with just four seconds remaining to force overtime.

Barton scored the first three points of the extra period, but Erskine answered with a 7-0 run to regain the lead for the first time since the 7:00 mark of the second half and never surrendered it to seal a come-from-behind win on the road.

GAME STATS at Barton (W 101-93, OT)
POINTS: Grant Lovette (35)
REBOUNDS: Grant Lovette (9)
ASSISTS: Corey Gaines (6)
BLOCKS: Zion Brown (1)
STEALS: Grant Lovette (3)

THE PLAYER
Grant Lovette continued his outstanding start to his sophomore campaign with his best performance in an Erskine uniform. The Fort Mill native poured in a career-high 35 points on 12-for-16 shooting from the field and 4-for-7 shooting from beyond the arc. Lovette was also 7-for-8 from the free throw line, including some clutch free throws in the final seconds of regulation and overtime, while also leading the team with 9 rebounds and 3 steals.

THE TEAM
Erskine shot 51% (38-75) from the field and 31% (11-36) from the three-point line, as well as 78% (14-18) from the free throw line. The Fleet outscored the Bulldogs 48 to 28 in the paint and totaled 24 points off 14 Barton turnovers.

WHAT'S NEXT? 
Erskine has the week off before continuing conference play on the road at Young Harris College (5-2, 2-0 CC) next Saturday at 4 p.m.

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