Brandon Allen and Derek Staton were named to the All-Tournament Team, along with Sammy Emile (Lake Worth, Fla.) and Dion Malachi (Shelby, N.C.) of Mars Hill, Mark Brown of Chowan and Elijah Smith of North Georgia.
In Saturday's opening contest, Christian Um Kaman scored a game-high 20 points, including a tie-breaking free throw with 2:08 remaining as Chowan rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final nine minutes for a 65-63 victory over North Georgia. Chowan finished with a 1-1 mark in the Pickle Classic, while North Georgia suffered its second two-point loss in as many nights.
Mount Olive (3-0) trailed from the start until Staton's jumper tied the game 70-70 with 4:53 left in the contest. After a defensive stop, Hines was fouled and hit 1-of-2 free throws to give the Trojans their first lead of the contest. Hines and Deshaune Green combined to hit 4-of-4 free throws to cap a 9-0 run and extend Mount Olive's lead to 75-70 with 3:10 remaining.
Tarron Stewart (Tampa, Fla.) answered with a three-point play as Mars Hill cut the Trojans' lead to a single point. Mount Olive built the lead back up to as many as four points, but Donterious Hughes (Gastonia, N.C.) scored all the points during a 7-2 run in a span of 90 seconds to put the Lions back on top 80-79.
Hines drove through traffic in the lane and put home a layup off the glass to put Mount Olive back on top 81-80. Deshaune Green, who blocked two shots down the stretch, sank a pair of free throws with 27 seconds left to make it a three-point game. Travis Baskerville partially blocked a three-point attempt with 14 seconds left and Hines added another free throw to help seal the win.
Mars Hill scored the first six points of the game and raced out to a 17-5 lead less than six minutes into the contest. Allen hit a pair of three-pointers and two technical free throws as Mount Olive pulled within 31-27 with 3:27 left in the first half. Dallas Johnson (Auburndale, Fla.) then scored five points in a 7-0 Mars Hill run as the Lions built the lead back to double figures. The Trojans whittled the margin to single digits and Derek Staton's jumper with three seconds left pulled Mount Olive within 40-34 at the break.
Brandon Allen led five Trojans in double figures with 22 points, while Derek Staton added 20 points and six assists. Mount Olive posted a 2-0 record in the tournament to improve the Trojans' record to 21-1 in the Pickle Classic since 2000. Mars Hill split its two games in this year's tournament. The Lions are an even 2-2 on the year.
Playing in only his third collegiate game, Hines flirted with a triple-double with 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Greene finished with 11 points, while Kason Cheeks added 10 points for the Trojans.
Hughes led five Mars Hill players in double figures with 22 points, while Malachi added 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Emile, who scored 28 points in Friday's game, finished with 13 points Saturday. Stewart had 12 points and seven assists for the Lions.
MHC will host Belmont Abbey College on Saturday, November 30. Tip-off in Stanford Arena is set for 4 p.m.
PICKLE CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Mark Brown - Chowan
Elijah Smith - North Georgia
Sammy Emile - Mars Hill
Dion Malachi - Mars Hill
Brandon Allen - Mount Olive
Derek Staton - Mount Olive
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