ANDERSON, SC -- A strong second half led the Trojans to a 71-66 win over UVA Wise to move to 6-5 overall and 3-5 in South Atlantic Conference play. It was a well-rounded win as every Trojan that played got on the board and no one played more than 29 minutes. 

"Program win tonight," head coach Jimmie Williams said. "'The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.' It took everyone. I could not be more proud of how we responded after a few tough losses. I felt our resolve and our belief in huddles. Coming back from down five with under three minutes to go is because our belief never wavered. We learned some valuable lessons in defeat that helped propel us to victory tonight, and that's shows big time character from our guys. I love this team."

UVA Wise took a 35-32 lead at halftime after seven lead changes in the first half and held it for the first 11 minutes of the second half before the Trojans tok a 56-55 lead. There were two more lead changes with the Cavaliers going up by as much as five before the Trojans finished on a 10-0 scoring run to secure the win.

Anderson was led by Cole Middleton (Atlanta, Ga.) with 13 points and four down the stretch to lead the scoring run. He added three rebounds and one steal in 26 minutes of play.

AJ Wright Jr. (Tampa, Fla.) dropped 11 points and five assists with two rebounds and one steal.

Sentinel Moore (Oklahoma City, Okl.) came off the bench for a career-high 11 points on 5-8 shooting from the field. He tacked on a team-high seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Jacksen Greco (Canton, Ga.) came off the bench for ten points on 4-5 shooting in just 13 minutes of play.

The Trojans take a break from conference play to host Bob Jones University on Thursday, Dec. 19th at 7 p.m.