The Game Facts:
Score: No. 20 Roanoke 77, No. 12 CNU 75
Location: Newport News, Va. – Freeman Center

The Short story: Senior guard Joshua McClary netted a 15-foot pull up jumper with 4.4 seconds to play Saturday night to lift No. 20 ranked Roanoke College to a 77-75 win over No. 12 Christopher Newport University in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Captains came back from a 17-point second half deficit to tie the game on a Jahn Hines layup with 14 ticks on the clock. Hines was fouled on the play, but missed the free throw. Following a time out, McClary converted on a 1-on-1 opportunity and the Maroon defense shut down a Hines layup attempt in the paint to try and force overtime as the clock ran out.

The last time the Roanoke men's basketball program (25-5) reached the Sweet 16 was in the 1995-96 season and the last time RC won 25 games was in the 1993-94 campaign (26-2).

The Maroons face Catholic University in the next round at a site and time to be determined, with the winner advancing to the Elite Eight.

How it happened:  
*The Maroons opened an 11-4 lead after a Jackson Bell three-pointer at 16:25. Freshman Calen Franze drilled a three pointer and freshman Ryan Truitt converted a layup to extend the Roanoke lead to 22-12.
*The Maroons used a 12-3 run to open a 34-15 lead with 6:17 left in the first half.
*Roanoke held a 46-34 edge at halftime behind 10 points each from McClary and Joshua Morse.
*A Marcus Morgan layup at the 17:41 mark of the second half pushed the RC advantage to 17 at 53-36.
*CNU cut the lead to 63-57 with 8:12 on the game clock.
*Roanoke still held a six-point lead with 2:17 left, but the Captains cut the lead to one with a 5-0 run with under a minute to play. A Hines dunk and a Gavin O'Malley free throw set the stage for McClary's heroics.  



Inside the numbers:
*McClary posted team-highs of 22 points and nine rebounds.
*Morse finished with 15 points and seven rebounds.
*Jackson Bell scored 12 points and Morgan finished with 10.
*O'Malley contributed seven points, six rebounds and three assists.
*Hines recorded game-highs of 32 points and 11 rebounds for CNU (23-6).