AUGUSTA, Ga. – Ending a historic season, the University of North Georgia men's basketball team fell 83-73 to 12th-ranked Lincoln Memorial (29-4) in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional semifinals at Augusta's Christenberry Fieldhouse. The Railsplitters found success in the paint and had one of their best shooting performances of the season to move into the next round.
Giancarlo Bastianoni paced the Nighthawks' offensive attack, scoring 17 points while grabbing six rebounds, three on the offensive end.
Hunter Shedenhelm had his best game, scoring 16 points and making four of his six three-point shot attempts.
AJ White (13) and
Frank Champion (12) finished third and fourth in scoring as Champion added 11 rebounds and six assists. The 2022-23 basketball season ends for North Georgia with a 21-8 record, the most wins in the NCAA era.
Key Moments
- LMU grabbed an 11-point lead with 8:29 remaining in the first half. North Georgia battled back, cutting the lead to three with 5:14 left before the half.
- Both sides traded buckets in the final three minutes as the third-seeded Railsplitters held a four-point advantage at the halftime break.
- The seventh-seeded Nighthawks would get within one point at the 11:58 mark, but two-straight threes by LMU took the lead to seven.
