Posted: Nov 15, 2014
PINEHURST—Pitt Community College managed to overcome a 12-point halftime deficit to lead late before Spartanburg Methodist College converted in the clutch to take an 80-75 victory in the "Region X Blast" at Sandhills Community College.
First-half shooting woes from behind the 3-point line left the Bulldogs trailing 40-28 at intermission. The second half was a different story, however, as PCC and Spartanburg exchanged the lead on six occasions.
Pitt led with 25 seconds remaining before the Pioneers made a key bucket and converted their free throws to give the Bulldogs their first loss of the 2014-15 season.
Led by Brannon Dark's 15 points, SMC had four players finish in double figures scoring.
For the game, the Bulldogs turned the ball over 22 times, were outrebounded 53-46, and shot just 6-for-28 (21.4 percent) from 3-point land in falling to 2-1 on the season.