Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan fell to the King Tornado on Tuesday evening in an 83-76 final score.
 
The Warriors shot 37.8% from the field with five Warriors posting double digits in points.  Julian Cameorn led the team with 17 points while Demarucs Addie followed with 12.  Both Ta'Jay Dunlap and Arusha Hunter recorded 11 points, and Tranard Ferrell had 10.  Southern Wesleyan collected 17 assists with Cameron leading the team with five.  Davion Bradford followed with four. 
 
Defensively, the Warriors pulled down 36 rebounds.  Tranard Ferrell led the team with nine with Ta'Jay Dunlap following with seven.  Both Tranard Ferrell and Davion Bradford had two doubles.  Southern Wesleyan had three steals.
 
 
Game Vitals
 
Final: King 83, Southern Wesleyan 75
 
Records: Southern Wesleyan (13-7 / CC 11-5) King (11-11 / CC 8-10)
 
 
 
How It Happened
 
Southern Wesleyan took the first points of the game on free throw baskets by Davion Bradford and Julian Cameron.  A layup by Cameron in the paint extended the Warriors lead to five points before a jump shot by Isaiah Curry put the Tornado within three.  King continued to cut into the Warriors lead on a layup by Michael Mays.  However, three point baskets by Demarcus Addie and Julian Cameron allowed Southern Wesleyan to take an eight point advantage with just under thirteen minutes left in the first half.  A layup by Mays allowed the Tornado to come within four, but Solomon Smith laid the ball up to put the Warriors ahead by six points once again.  King would not relent as a three point shot by Darron Howard gave them a 21-19 point advantage, but a jump shot by Addie allowed Southern Wesleyan to tie the game back up seconds later.  Southern Wesleyan continued to counter every one of the King Tornado attacks with baskets of their own, taking a 27-23 point lead on jump shots by Tranard Ferrell and Julian Cameron.  However, King led 41-38 at halftime.
 
Brandon Lamberth sunk a jump shot to extend the Tornado lead to five points to start the second half.  However, back-to-back baskets by Ta'Jay Dunlap and Quinian Rieves allowed the Warriors to come to within one point of the Tornado.  King pushed further ahead, but Southern Wesleyan was not discouraged as they fought back with back-to-back threes by Arusha Hunter to allow them to regain the lead with just over fifteen minutes left in the half.  Julian Cameron collected the ball and sunk a jump shot in the paint to give the Warriors a 55-51 point advantage.  The Tornado were not done as Connor Jordan made baskets to put King back on top by one point.  King pushed ahead, but Southern Wesleyan kept the game close on shots by Dunlap and Rieves.  Dunlap collected the ball and charged down the court, stepping beyond the arc to fire off a three point shot to give the Warriors a 65-64 point lead with just over eight minutes left.  However, the Tornado fought ahead as they went on to win the game 83-76.
 
 
What's Next
 
The Warriors will then travel to Pembroke, NC to take on the UNC Pembroke Braves on February 11 at 7 p.m.  They will remain on the road on February 12 as they travel to Murfreesboro, NC to take on the Chowan Hawks.  Southern Wesleyan will then travel to Franklin Springs, GA on February 14 to take on the Emmanuel Lions at 6 p.m.