with 13:13 to play in the opening period. The lead would expand to 23-14 following a jumper by Jackson, before the Saints went on a run of their own, cutting the lead back to 28-26, before a three-pointer by Kenny Fluellen completed the comeback as Limestone took a 29-28 lead with 7:09 in the half.

The teams would go back and forth the remainder of the opening half, until Douglas went on a personal 7-2 run against the Tornados to close out the half as the Saints held the 38-34 lead at the break.

Roper reeled off the first six points of the half to give the Tornados the 40-38 lead, but Limestone took charge, going up 50-42 off a three-pointer by Bogdan at the 15:48 mark.

Brevard steadily chipped awayat the lead throughout the half, tying it up at 57, 59 and 61, before taking the lead for the first time in the second half at 70-69 off a layup by Drew Schauss with 3:00 to play.

Douglass would give the lead back to the hosts for good with a pair of free throws with 2:45 to play. A desperation half-court shot bounced off the backboard and into the net at the buzzer for Dombrowski to finish the scoring in the contest as the Tornados fell to the Saints on Saturday afternoon, 78-76.

For the contest, the Tornados were 31-69 (44.9%) from the floor, hitting 52.9 percent of their shots in the second half in the comeback. Brevard also held the rebounding edge over the Saints, pulling down 37