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Morris Brown beats Jacksonville St. in OT

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Posted 7:11AM on Tuesday 12th February 2002 ( 23 years ago )
ATLANTA - Joseph Dunn scored 27 points, including five in overtime, to lead Morris Brown to a 77-72 victory over Jacksonville State Monday night for the Wolverines&#39; first back-to-back wins in their initial Division I season.<br> <br> Larry Washington added 21 points for Morris Brown (4-21), which beat Savannah State 65-57 for on Saturday for its third victory of the season. <br> <br> Jay Heard led the Gamecocks (10-12) with 20 points and nine rebounds. <br> <br> Jacksonville State led by seven points twice in the first half but Morris Brown pulled within one, 32-31, at halftime. The two teams traded leads in the second period until the Gamecocks pulled ahead by seven again, 49-42, on Heard&#39;s free throw with 12:49 remaining. <br> <br> The Wolverines battled back, and Omar Barlett&#39;s free throw tied it at 66 with with 43 seconds left. <br> <br> Heard&#39;s steal with 10 seconds left in regulation gave JSU a chance to win it, but Emerson Brown missed a layup at the buzzer.

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