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Lander rallies in second half to defeat GSW, 62-58

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GREENWOOD – Mario Pendarvis scored all 13 of his points in the second half, including three key three pointers, and Mike Panaggio netted two clutch free throws with three seconds remaining Thursday night to lead the Lander men's basketball team to a 62-58 Peach Belt Conference victory against Georgia Southwestern in Horne Arena.

Lander, which has won six straight and nine of its last 10 games, improves to 13-6 overall and 7-3 in the PBC, while GSW drops to 16-4, 8-3.

Darius Carrier led Lander with 20 points, while Panaggio added 14 points and eight assists, JR Washington 12 points, and Pendarvis seven rebounds in the victory.

Daryl Davis led the Hurricanes with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Alan Arnett had 14 points and seven rebounds.

Lander connected on 25-of-60 field goals (41.7 percent), including 7-of-21 threes (33.3 percent), and 5-of-7 free throws (71.4 percent).

GSW, which led 29-22 at halftime, made 21-of-50 shots from the floor (42 percent), including 5-of-17 threes (29.4 percent), and 11-of-13 foul shots (84.6 percent).

The Hurricanes outrebounded Lander, 37-28.

Pendarvis' three with 1:06 remaining in the game gave Lander a 57-56 lead. Washington put the Bearcats up 60-56 with 13 seconds left with a three.

GSW, which led by as many as 14 points (36-22 with 16:53 left) trimmed the lead to 60-58 with six seconds remaining on Derrick Dawkins layup.

Panaggio sealed the win with his free throws.

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Players Mentioned

Darius Carrier

#34 Darius Carrier

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6' 7"
Senior
Mario Pendarvis

#21 Mario Pendarvis

P
6' 5"
Senior
JR Washington

#10 JR Washington

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6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Darius Carrier

#34 Darius Carrier

6' 7"
Senior
P
Mario Pendarvis

#21 Mario Pendarvis

6' 5"
Senior
P
JR Washington

#10 JR Washington

6' 2"
Freshman
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