GREENWOOD – The third-seeded Lander men's basketball team got 16 second-half points from Morris Robinson Jr. as the Bearcats earned a trip to the Peach Belt Conference Tournament semifinals with an 83-60 victory over sixth-seeded Flagler Wednesday night at Horne Arena.

The third-seeded Bearcats (21-8) advance to Saturday's semifinals at Horne Arena versus seventh seed Georgia College, which upset No. 2 seed Augusta in another quarterfinal Wednesday.

"This is the type of game where you're really happy as a coach because you feel like they're listening sometimes," said head coach Drew Richards. "We guarded, rebounded, and finally got back to Bearcat basketball."

Top seed UNC Pembroke faces fifth seed Columbus State in Saturday's other semifinal, also at Horne Arena.

Lander outscored the sixth-seeded Saints 46-28 in the second half.

Flagler ends its season at 14-15.

Robinson Jr. did not score until four minutes into the second half but would lead the Bearcats with 16 points on four of six shooting from the floor and six of six from the free-throw line. The senior was 0 for 1 from the floor in eight minutes of play in the first half.

DeShundre Rucker added 12 points for Lander while Deon Berrien scored 11 and DaJuan Moorer 10.

LaRaymond Spivery led the Bearcats with nine rebounds while Tyler Brevard contributed nine points and seven boards.

Damir Hadzic paced the Saints with 16 points, Gedi Juozapaitis added 14 points. Chris Metzger scored 12 points while leading Flagler with eight rebounds.

Codrin Cobzaru's left-handed hook put-back gave Lander a 22-11 lead with 9:35 left in the first half.

But Juozapaitis scored five points while Hadzic and Metzger had consecutive dunks to pull the Saints within 24-20 at the eight-minute mark.

Spivery scored inside on consecutive possessions to extend the Bearcat lead to 35-28 with two minutes to go.

Lander, already with nine players in the scoring column, led 37-32 at halftime.

Robinson Jr. became the 10th Bearcat to score in the game as his two free throws made it 46-35 with 16:07 left. He scored again, this time on a drive to the basket, to make it 50-36 with 15:07 to go.

Robinson Jr. stayed hot with another basket inside, giving Lander a 52-37 advantage with 13:06 left. The Bearcats were on a 15-5 run in the second half.

Hadzic's three-point play and dunk, and Juozapaitas's driving layup pulled the Saints within 52-44 at the 11:25 mark.

Rucker's three-point play increased Lander's lead to 57-44 with 10:34 to go. But Flagler would pull back within eight at the 9:30 mark.

Robinson Jr.'s trey from the right corner put the Bearcats back into a double-digit lead at 61-51 with 6:37 left. The senior added two free throws to make it a 12-point advantage just inside the six-minute mark.

Robinson Jr. hit another 3 while Berrien added a long trey from the top of the key, extending Lander's lead to 71-54 with 4:32 left.

Berrien hit another long 3 in transition as the Bearcat advantage grew to 20 for the first time at 74-54 with four minutes to go to cap a 16-3 run.

Lander's Ryan Jolly made a 3-pointer with seven seconds left for the game's final points.

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