THE GAME FACTS
Score: Ferrum 84, Roanoke 82 OT
Location: Salem, Va.

The Short Story:  The Roanoke men's basketball team opened up the ODAC portion of their schedule on Wednesday night, falling to the Ferrum in overtime, 84-82.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first half saw the Maroons maintain a lead through the first 10 minutes of the period. Ferrum took its first lead at 9:24 before the Maroons answered with two quick baskets to retake the lead at 9:09. The Panthers would get their second lead of the contest and extend it to four with 4:49 left. Roanoke responded once again and would build a six-point lead with 37 seconds remaining in the half before Ferrum cut it to three with eight seconds left. A half court shot by Joshua McClary as the buzzer sounded fell straight through to put the Maroons up 42-36 at the break.
• It took over two minutes before either team was able to score with Patrick Clevenger hitting a three for Roanoke at 17:53. Over the next eight minutes the Maroons maintained their lead and pushed up to 11 at 10:02. Ferrum chipped away over the next three minutes by Roanoke put their lead back to 11 on a pair of free throws by Justin Kuthan at 7:10. However, cold shooting by the Maroons saw the Panthers dwindle down the lead and tied the game up 76-76 on a three with 13 seconds remaining. A last second layup would not fall for Roanoke as the teams headed to overtime.
• The Maroons built a quick five-point lead just over a minute into the extra period. Ferrum would very slowly chip away and take a one point lead with 1:23 remaining. Trent Dawson mad a free throw with 1:03 left to tie the score at 82-82. The Panthers however would make a layup with 2.1 seconds remaining and stole the inbound ball to get the 84-82 over the Maroons.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Kuthan led Roanoke with his first double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds. He also went a perfect 5-5 on free throws.
• Zach Rosenthal (13), McClary (12), and Marcus Morgan (11) also reached double-figure points. 

UP NEXT

• The Maroons are on the road this Saturday, Dec. 2 when they travel north to Winchester to take on Shenandoah. Game time with the Hornets is scheduled for 2 p.m.