North Georgia UNG 19-4,12-3 PBC

Young Harris YHC 19-6,9-6 PBC

North Georgia UNG

19-4,12-3 PBC

Final

Feb. 15, 2023

Young Harris YHC

19-6,9-6 PBC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
North Georgia UNG	42	31	73
Young Harris YHC	33	38	71

Summary
Box Score

Steve Miller

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/16/2023 12:02:00 AM | Michael MacEachern
Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Communications

North Georgia holds off late YHC rally for 73-71 win

YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | Frank Champion scored 21 points to help No. 23-ranked University of North Georgia hold off a late Young Harris College rally for 73-71 Peach Belt Conference men's basketball victory Wednesday (Feb. 15) evening at the Harp Recreation & Commencement Center.

The Nighthawks improved to 19-4 overall and to 12-3 in the PBC with their second two-point win over the Mountain Lions, who fell to 19-6 and 9-6. Both UNG and YHC are about teams under consideration in the first NCAA Division II regional rankings. Young Harris travels to Aiken, South Carolina, Saturday (Feb. 18) for a 1:30 p.m. league game against the University of South Carolina-Aiken.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

North Georgia took its largest lead of the game - 19 points (29-10) - with 9:02 remaining in the first half on a Giancarlo Bastianoni putback.
Young Harris fought back to cut the lead down to nine points (42-33) at the half. UNG shot 56.3 percent (18-of-32) from the field in the opening 20 minutes.
The Nighthawks pushed their lead back to 17 points (59-42) after Champion made two free throws with 13:19 to play.
YHC got back into the contest as they unleashed a 14-1 run to get within four points (60-56) after a layup from Karl Chavis with 8:21 to go.
The Mountain Lions took their first lead of the game at 63-62 after a Lenny Pradia three-pointer with 5:38 remaining. YHC extended its lead to five points (69-64) after a Chavis layup with 3:10, but that would be the last field goal made by the Mountain Lions.
North Georgia retook the lead for good at 70-69 on an A.J. White three-pointer with 31 seconds left.
The Mountain Lions had a chance to either tie or take the lead, but they missed a short jumper as the horn sounded.
Pradia led the Mountain Lions with 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting (3-of-4 three-pointers) from the field, while Chavis posted 18 points and eight rebounds.
YHC outrebounded North Georgia 37-33, but the Nighthawks outscored the Mountain Lions 40-22 in the paint. Turahn Thompson grabbed seven rebounds for YHC.