SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Jan. 17, 2024) – In a game that featured 16 lead changes and 10 ties, it was no surprise the contest came down to the final seconds. 
 
Down by two with 7.6 seconds remaining, the Buccaneers had one last chance to either win or force overtime, but Quimari Peterson's driving lay-up was blocked at the buzzer and Wofford held on for a 75-73 win on Wednesday night inside Richardson Indoor Stadium. 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• With the tightly contested game, both team's totals were nearly identical. Wofford was plus-1 in made field goals (26-25) and made threes (11-10), while ETSU was plus-1 in made free throws (13-12). 
• Both teams grabbed 32 rebounds, while the Terriers were plus-1 in second-chance points (10-9). 
• ETSU's bench produced 24 points, marking its second-highest total of the season. 
• The Bucs held the largest lead of the game at five, 24-19 with 8:53 left in the first half. 
• With the setback, the Bucs dropped to 9-9 overall and 1-4 in league play. Wofford improved to 11-7, 4-1, while its four league wins have been by a combined six points. 

TOP PERFORMERS 

• Four players scored in double figures with Jaden Seymour finishing with a game-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
• Quimari Peterson added 14 points, four assists and two steals, while Ebby Asamoah finished with 11 points and five rebounds. 
• Tyler Rice came off the bench to post 15 points and netted a career-high four threes. 
• Allen Strothers made his first start of the campaign and totaled five points, six assists, three rebounds and two steals. 
• Wofford was led by Dillon Bailey's 13-point effort.  

GAME SUMMARY 
The opening 20 minutes was tightly contested with the frame featuring 11 ties and five lead changes as ETSU held a 38-36 lead the break. 
 
The Bucs got balanced scoring in the first half as seven different players scored and netted at least one three-pointer. ETSU held the largest lead of the stanza when the Blue & Gold used a 5-0 run to go ahead 24-19 thanks to a three by Maki Johnson followed by a jumper from Seymour with 8:53 remaining before intermission. Wofford scored the next six points to regain the lead, while the game consisted of six lead changes in the final seven minutes with ETSU leading for the final three minutes, twenty-three seconds of the half. 
 
ETSU started the second half leading for the first five minutes before a quick 6-0 run put the Terriers ahead 49-45 following a three-pointer by Anthony Arrington at the 14:07 mark. 
 
The four-point lead matched Wofford's largest of the contest, but back-to-back threes by Rice pulled the Bucs even at 51 with just under 13 minutes left to play. 
 
The game featured four ties over the next eight minutes – and with the game knotted at 67 – ETSU looked to be prime for its first SoCon road win of the season as the Blue & Gold scored the next four points to regain a 71-67 advantage with 2:26 remaining. 
 
Unfortunately, Wofford's next trip down the floor resulted in a six-point swing as Jackson Sivillis made a three, was fouled and the Terriers grabbed the offensive rebound. Following the board, Sivillis connected on another triple in the corner, making it a 73-71 score at the 2:10 mark. 
 
Wofford never trailed but the Bucs continued to fight to stay in the contest. 
 
With ETSU down three, Seymour was fouled – in what appeared to be in the act of shooting from beyond the arc – but the refs said the foul was committed prior to the shot, resulting in just two free throws. Seymour made one of two and the Bucs were forced to foul Arrington with seven seconds left. Arrington missed the front end of the 1-and-1, giving ETSU one last chance; however, Peterson's driving lay-up was blocked by Kyler Filewich at the buzzer. 
 
UP NEXT
ETSU returns home to host Chattanooga on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2. 
  
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