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Kirkendoll’s Second Buzzer Beater of Season Slips Centenary Basketball Past Rust, 67-66 SHREVEPORT, La. – After a foul call against the Gents with 3.6 left that led to two free throws for the Bearcats, things looked bleak. However, the inbounds found senior James Sapp, who fed junior Travion Kirkendoll, who hit the wide open three in front of the Maroon and White bench as time expired to give Centenary (5-5) the thrilling 67-66 win against Rust (1-12) Monday afternoon, December 19. Kirkendoll added his third double-double of the season and his ninth of his career with 16 points and 14 rebounds. He was 1-for-4 from beyond the arc, saving the best for last on the buzzer beater. Kirkendoll narrowly missed double-digit assists, adding seven against …show more content…

Down 12-8 early, 10 unanswered gave Centenary the lead for the rest of the first half. On back-to-back possessions, Sapp made a layup and freshman Cedric Harris hit a three to quickly give the Gents the lead. Harris added the fastbreak triple and a jumper by Sapp gave the home team an 18-12 lead with 6:46 left in the first half. Centenary used a 19-2 edge in fastbreak points for the win. The Gents led by nine in heading into the second period, but a 12-3 run by Rust in the first six minutes of the final period tied the game. After neither team scored in more than 1:30, Dominique Brown made two free throws and Antono Jones made a layup. Kirkendoll took a defensive rebound coast-to-coast, but a layup by Jones and two free throws by Allen Potts cut the lead to three. A Jones layup cut the Centenary lead to one. Sapp split from the line, and a Jones layup tied the game at 37 with `14:18 left in the game. Rust went 23-25 from the charity stripe (92 percent), including making its first 19, but the Bearcats missed a pair in the final two minutes. However, the Bearcats were only successful on one of 21 shots from behind the

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