Bearcats Outlast Bulldogs In Low-Scoring Overtime Win

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Rust College men's basketball program and Fisk barely hit the century mark between them in regulation and needed extra time just to decide the winner, but Coach White started his conference tenure with a 64-60 overtime triumph to get the Bearcats to the .500 mark.

The Basics:

• Score (Overtime)
• • Rust – 64
  • Fisk – 60

• Records
• • Rust (3-3, 1-0 Gulf Coast)
  • Fisk (3-5, 0-1 Gulf Coast)

• Location
• • Nashville, Tennessee – Henderson A. Johnson Gymnasium

• Series History (Since 2014-15)
• • Rust Leads 9-4 (69.2%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2014-115)
• • Rust (W6) | Fisk's Last Win: February 1, 2019 (80-67)

Rust Top Performers:

• Aarin Stothers was the Cats' leading scorer vs. the Dogs, contributing 16 points with a 55.6% field goal rate and three boards.

• Catthadious Moore played a full game's worth of minutes (40), acting as a vacuum down low as he scooped up a contest-high 14 rebounds along with six points.

• Christopher Hood was a pickpocket all night long, stealing six balls to top all participants and scoring seven.

• Khalil Brown provided a steady scoring presence with 13 points on a half-dozen buckets and Xavier Evans led the game in assists at three in addition to eight points.

Next:

• Rust will enter the Dawg Pound for its next game, a 5 p.m. showdown with the reigning GCAC Champion Tougaloo Bulldogs in Jackson on Saturday, December 9.