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Aaron Adair only scored four points in the game, but two of those points came with 2 seconds on the clock giving Johnson C. Smith a 70-68 victory over Lees-McRae.
The win broke a three-game losing streak and provided JCSU with its first road win of the season. This was the first of four road games that will take the Golden Bulls into the Christmas holiday break.
Cayse Minor led JCSU with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Thirteen of his points came from the free throw line.
Minor got help from
Anthony Harper (12 pts, 6 rebs) and
Roddric Ross (10 pts, 8 rebs)
JCSU's depth served them well with the Golden Bulls' bench outscoring LMC 38-9
In a game that featured nine ties and seven lead changes, JCSU trailed for the entire first half and went into the locker-room down 37-35. They "won" the second half 35-31 to take the victory.
With the win, JCSU improves to 2-3 while Lees-McRae, a member of the Carolinas Conference, falls to 3-5.
Next up, the Golden Bulls travel to Anderson, S.C. on Saturday, December 8 to face the Trojans of Anderson University. Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m.