CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Jack Howard hit a three pointer while being fouled and converted the four point play to spark a late run for the University of North Georgia men's basketball team that pushed the Nighthawks past Lee, 77-74, Wednesday night.

After a back-and-forth first half saw UNG lead by one, Lee took as big as a six point lead midway through the fourth quarter before Howard nailed a three from the left wing and converted to tie the game at 61 with just over seven minutes to play.

From there, North Georgia went on an 11-5 run to take a six point lead of their own with under two minutes to play, but the Flames didn't go quietly, cutting the lead to as few as two and getting a look from deep to tie the game as time expired.

NOTES
- Shawn Hopkins led UNG for the second time this season in the scoring column, tallying 24 points. Howard contributed a career-high 17 on 5-for-7 shooting from the floor. Lee was led by Colton Blevins, who scored 22 points.

- North Georgia pulled down 13 offensive boards and converted them into 13 second chance points.

- The Nighthawks are now 3-1 in Paul Dana Walker Arena and 4-1 against Lee all-time.

NEXT UP
UNG will return home to take on Southern Wesleyan on Saturday night in the UNG Convocation Center. Tip time is scheduled for 8 p.m.