WALESKA, Ga. - Thomas picked up right where they left off on Tuesday as they handled the Reinhardt Eagles 92-81 on Friday night at the Reinhardt Classic.
The first half was a back and forth affair through out, however the Night Hawks managed to force 11 turnovers from the Eagles along with making it to the free throw line going 12-16 from line in the half. Thomas tore off a 9-2 run to bring the lead to ten before Reinhardt made a three and a layup to keep the margin at five going into the locker room.
In the second, an
Andre Lightbourne three and an and-one from
Joshua Robertson brought the lead to 11 for the Night Hawks, but a layup and back-to-back threes from the Eagles brought the lead to down to a one possession game. Following a quick timeout,
Tyson Anderson knocked down a triple to go up six before Reinhardt again lowered the lead to three, it was a one to two possession game for most of the half, with the Eagles taking the lead 68-66 with 5:53 to go. Thomas rose to the occasion, with a couple of free throws and a three by
Armani Thomas and Robertson nailing a couple of foul shots himself gave them back the lead where did not relinquish it for the rest of the game.
Robertson finished with 17 points going 13-15 from the stripe along with three boards and two assists, Anderson was also a spark plug providing 10 points, 6 rebounds and a steal.
Christian Nurse put up 14 points in 18 minutes of work, while Jalin Lee delivered 13 points coming off the bench.
The Night Hawks look to finish the Reinhardt Classic undefeated as they take on former conference foe No.17 Ave Maria on Saturday at 12:00pm
