BLUFFTON -- USCB men's basketball had a chance to tie the ball game at 82 with under 10 seconds remaining and Shae Champine went up for a three-pointer but a no-call followed by a turnover secured Georgia Southwestern a 84-79 victory over the Sand Sharks Saturday evening inside the Cove. 

"It was a hard-fought game, really proud of our effort," head coach Ron Fudala said. "We responded well, with a boost of energy and our guys were ready to play. We'll go back to the drawing board to solidify a couple of things, but this league is tough. Every night you're going to get everyone's best shot, we just have to be ready for it." 

Larry Bulluck led USCB in points with 14 after hitting a couple of late three-pointers and Marcus Overstreet picked up his fifth double-double of the year with 11 points and 11 boards while both Quarhn Anderson and Champine added 10 points apiece. 

The Sand Sharks led the entire first half holding a lead as large as 12 with under six remaining in the first half, but the Hurricanes battled back to within two at the break and took its first lead of the game in the opening possession of the second half. 

Georgia Southwestern pushed its lead to nine with the score 53-49 but Beaufort continued to push back. Champine knocked down four straight from the charity stripe to tie it up at 59 and Anderson threw down a his second thunderous dunk off a steal and sent shockwaves through the Cove, but Jordon Johnson hit a triple from the top of the key to put GSW back up by three and the Sand Sharks fell for the third straight game. 

USCB will travel to Milledgeville on Wednesday for a conference road game against Georgia College and then head to North Georgia on Saturday.