Men's basketball wins close at home, 93-89

Oxford, Ga. - First-year Leo Etah scored a career-high 37 points as the Emory Oxford men's basketball team defeated the visiting Georgia Christian College 93-89.

The Eagles jumped out to a quick lead, but Georgia Christian fought back. The two teams played evenly for the remainder of the half and were tied going into halftime.

Emory Oxford led for most of the second half, and had a double digit lead with less than two minutes left. Costly turnovers by the Eagles with a minute left led the visitors to cut the lead to two with less than 30 seconds left. Etah made two free throws with two seconds left to secure the win for the Eagles.

With 37 points, Etah tied for fifth all-time on Emory Oxford's list of most points in a game. He also had 14 rebounds. First-year Ved Desai scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds. First-year Tyler Pavlik had 12 points, all from three-pointers. Classmate Jason Kim scored nine points and had seven rebounds and five assists.

The Eagles are now 10-13 this season.

Emory Oxford will next face Patrick & Henry Community College on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 1 p.m.