ANDERSON, SC -  A battle between the top two teams in the Southeast Regional lived up to the hype as Anderson took down Lenoir-Rhyne 91-90 in overtime at home.

Tyler Burraston led the way for the Bears with 20 points. shooting 6-for-12 from beyond the arc. Conrad Luczynski finished with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. 

Lenoir-Rhyne still remains one game ahead of Catawba for the second seed in the South Atlantic Conference as the Bears travel to Carson-Newman for the regular season finale on Saturday.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #8 Anderson 91, (RV) Lenoir-Rhyne 90
Records: Anderson (25-2, 19-2 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (22-7, 16-5 SAC)
Location: Anderson, SC | Abney Athletic Center

STORY OF THE GAME:

• The Trojans jumped out of the gate with an 18-8 lead.
• Junior Hodnett gave the Bears their first lead of the game 24-23 with a layup halfway through the first half.
• AJ Wright Jr. made an unassisted layup before the buzzer to give the Trojans a 48-43 lead entering halftime.
• Both teams shot over 59.0% from the field and combined for 36 points in the paint in the opening 20 minutes.
• Caleb McAbee drained a three-pointer to extend the Trojans lead to a 71-62 lead with just under 11 minutes remaining.
• Conrad Luczynski's jumper knotted the game at 81-81 with a 1:12 remaining in regulation.
• The Bears held the Trojans scoreless in the final five minutes, sending the game to overtime.
• A Julian Dozier teardrop gave the Bears a one-point lead, 90-89, with 34 seconds remaining.
• Anderson responded with a Rashawn Inglemon jumper with seven seconds left and forced the Bears into a contested stepback three at the buzzer to seal the win.

STATS OF THE GAME:

• Joining Burraston and Luczynski in double figures was Julian Dozier (18), Amarion Savage (11), and Junior Hodnett (10). 
• Julian Dozier and Conrad Luczynski combined for nine assists while five different Bears generated at least one steal.
• Both teams shot 56.1% from the field and each made 11 three-pointers
• Lenoir-Rhyne had a slight advantage in rebounds (30-28) while Anderson outscored LR 23-16 in points off turnovers.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• This was the 33rd all-time meetin between these two teams and Anderson now leads the all-time series 20-13.
• Tyler Burraston sits at 97 three-pointers on the season, placing him him four away from Will Perry's program record of 101.
• This is the ninth game this season the Bears have made 11 or more three-pointers.
• Conrad Luczynski has seven double-doubles this season and 15 double-doubles in two seasons as a Bear.
• (1) Anderson, (2) Lenoir-Rhyne, (4) Catawba, (5) UVA Wise, (8) Carson-Newman, and (10) Lincoln-Memorial were all ranked in this week's Southeast Regional Rankings.

UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will close out the regular season at Carson-Newman on Saturday. The Eagles have won their last five games, including tonight's 80-65 home win vs. Mars Hill. Tip-off for Saturday's contest is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.