AMERICUS, Ga. — The University of North Georgia men's basketball team used some last second dramatics to take Georgia Southwestern to overtime on Saturday afternoon at the Storm Dome but the Hurricanes prevailed in the extra period, 95-89. The Nighthawks move to 9-9 on the season with a 5-4 record in the Peach Belt Conference.
 
UNG opened the game with a 3-0 lead as both teams were a little slow out of the gate but Georgia Southwestern would take a lead after the first media timeout of the first half and held the lead all the way up to the final minute of regulation. The Hurricanes led by nine with just 16 seconds remaining in the game when UNG pulled off an improbably 9-0 scoring run in the final seconds that was sparked by a three-pointer by Duke Robinson. A Hurricane turnover led to a Denzell Hosch three-point basket just nine seconds later and Ephraim Tshimanga came up with a steal to feed Hosch again who fired off another three finding the bottom of the net with just two seconds left to force overtime.
 
Unfortunately for the Nighthawks the hot hands turned cold in the overtime period as UNG shot just 25 percent from the field in the extra five minutes of play falling, 95-89.
 
NOTES
- Shaquan Cantrell led the Nighthawks with 23 points, while Ephraim Tshimanga pulled down a team high six rebounds.  
 
- North Georgia scored 28 points off turnovers in the second half helping force the extra period.
 
- UNG's tough luck in overtime games continued Saturday. North Georgia is 0-3 in games this season that went to an extra period after going 2-0 in overtime games last year.
 
- The Nighthawks are just 1-7 in their last eight games against Georgia Southwestern with the lone win coming in last year's 110-101 shootout.
 
NEXT UP
North Georgia will travel to Montevallo next Saturday, Jan. 28. Tipoff is set for 4:30 p.m., EST.