FREDERICK, Md. – Salisbury University fifth-year seniors Greg Bloodsworth and Brandon Craig combined for 60 points as the Sea Gulls erased a 17-point first-half deficit to storm back and take an 82-71 road overtime victory over the Hood Blazers on Wednesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams started the match trading baskets for the first several minutes. With a one-point lead halfway through the first half, Hood went on an 11-0 run to go up 28-16 before Greg Bloodsworth stifled the run with a three-point shot.
• The Blazers answered and jumped out to a 38-23 lead after Soren Almquist knocked down his free throws with just under three minutes left in the half.
• Bloodsworth drilled back-to-back threes and Brandon Craig added a jumper to cut into the lead, but Hood hit a three in the final minute to send the teams into halftime with a score of 44-31.
• Both teams went back-and-forth shooting to begin the second half.
• Down 54-45 with 12 minutes to go, Salisbury came storming back. An Andrew Silver steal led to a Bloodsworth bucket that sparked an 8-0 run for the Sea Gulls to bring the game within one.
• Cameron Heard hit a deep three to give Salisbury its first lead since the opening moments of the first half, 60-59, with just over four minutes left in regulation.
• The teams went back-and-forth again over the next few minutes. Jevon Yarbough made both of his free throws with 31 seconds left to give Hood a 69-66 lead.
• Coming out of a timeout, Bloodsworth looked to tie the game, but instead dished it out to Brendan Davis on the wing. Davis faked a shot, side-stepped and drilled a three to tie the game at 69 with just 13 seconds left on the clock. The Blazers were able to get a shot off but it banged off the front iron and the teams went to overtime.
• Craig broke the tie on a second-chance tip-in layup for Salisbury and Bloodsworth followed up with a jumper. That would be all the Sea Gulls needed as the team only allowed two free throws the entire overtime period and finished the game on a 13-2 run to win 82-71.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Salisbury shot 43.5 percent (30-for-69) from the field, including 36 percent (9-for-25) from deep.
• Greg Bloodsworth scored a career-high 33 points on 12-for-22 shooting, including 6-for-13 from beyond the arc.
• Brandon Craig tallied his first double-double of the 2022-23 season with 27 points on 11-for-19 shooting and 15 rebounds, including seven offensive boards.
• Brendan Davis scored eight points, including the game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds of regulation.
• Salisbury won the battle of the board with a 45-40 edge over Hood.

HOOD GAME NOTES

• Hood shot 34.4 percent (21-for-61) from the field, including 26.8 percent (11-for-41) from deep.
• Garrison Linton led the Blazers with 15 points on 4-of-9 shooting.
• Christopher Smalls and Ryan Hollwedel each scored 12 points.
• Will Spencer grabbed a team-high 10 boards.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury will travel down to Salem, Va. to take part in the two-day Dick Leftwich Tip-off Tournament hosted by Roanoke College.
• The Sea Gulls take on Mary Baldwin on Friday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m.

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Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 187 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.
 
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