Murphy – Swain ended their regular season with a win on Tuesday, but it sure didn’t look that way for 3 quarters. Murphy took a 9 point advantage into the 4th quarter. The Maroon Devils came storming back by outscoring Murphy 33-18 over the game’s final 8 minutes to take the 81-75 conference win.
The Maroon Devils had 5 players in double figures on their way to 81 points. Brier Younce led the Devils with 21 points, knocking down 5 3-point baskets. Gaige Southards finished with 18, Seth Parker 15, and Bradley Vestal and Jesse Waldroup had 11 each.
With the win the Devils finish their regular season with a 12-11 overall record and were 6-6 in conference play.
In the women’s contest, no stats were reported, but Murphy downed Swain 63-36. The Lady Devils ended their regular season with a 10-13 overall mark and were 3-9 in conference play.