Anderson and Eversole combine for 53 points; lead ALC Eagles to 91-86 overtime comeback win over Grace Christian Michigan

Wyoming, MI: The Alice Lloyd Eagles continued their trip to the Wolverine State on Saturday February 7^th as they faced the Grace Christian Tigers. In a matchup where the Eagles trailed by 15 points in the first half, the Caney Creek crew clawed back behind the one-two punch of Koji Anderson and Evin Eversole to take the overtime victory, 91-86.

In the opening stanza, the visitors got off to a good start as their big duo scored 9 points to lift their club to a 14-11 lead at 14:26. However, over the next 9:30, GC rolled off a huge 26-8 blitz to leap ahead 37-22 at 4:56.

From that point, the Bluegrass boys responded as the unlikely freshman trio of Andrew Bloomfield, Will Alexander, and Micah Shelton combined for 7 quick points to spark the Eagles and slice the deficit to 8 (37-29). Although the Tigers would still hold the lead at intermission, the deficit would be a manageable 5, 41-36.

In the second half, the home team would hold on to their lead, only to see ALC law back to snatch it at 14:56 (51-50) on an old-fashioned and-1 play from Anderson. From there, the lead would change hands eight times before Grace finally crept out to an 80-77 lead following a bucket from Keontae Richards at 1:11.

In desperate need of a hoop, the Eagles fed Eversole in the post. When he drew a double team, he whipped the ball out to an open Desmier Hatchett. The junior guard coolly swished a 24-foot bomb to knot the contest at 80-80 with .57 remaining.

The Kentucky kids then came up with a big defensive stop and got the ball back for the final shot. Eversole made a nice move in the paint, but his last-second jumper rolled off, sending the match into overtime.

In OT, Eversole took over by sinking a free throw and then connecting on a beautiful move to give his buddies an 83-80 advantage. After another defensive stop by ALC, Eversole promptly found junior guard Landon Napier streaking to the hoop on a fast-break, and his hoop made the score 85-80 at 3:46. Although Grace Christian still battled, the Caney Crew would not be denied as they maintained their lead until the final buzzer sounded on the huge victory.

For Alice Lloyd (9-14), Anderson was exceptional once more. He poured in 28 points for the second straight game, this time on 11-21 accuracy, including 2-6 from beyond the arc and 4-4 from the charity stripe. Attentionally, he added 3 assists, 4 rebounds, and 1 steal.

Eversole drained 10-16 attempts and finished with 25 points. He also led everyone with 14 big rebounds and 5 assists. He added 2 steals.

Napier came through with some big plays late and finished with 12 points and 8 rebounds, while Hatchett chipped in with 9 points, 6 boards, and 3 steals, and made the huge trifecta in regulation.

On the day, ALC shot 43.2% (35-81) from the floor, 26.1% (6-23) from deep, and 71.4% (15-21) from the foul line. They added 47 crucial rebounds, 16 assists, and 7 steals.

GC (13-12), which had seven Tigers reach double-figures, was led by Brayden Gable with 16 points, His squad shot 40.5% (30-74) from the field, 34.4% (11-32) from long-range, and 60% (15-25) from the foul line. They added 41 rebounds, 22 assists, and 5 steals.