ST. AUGUSTINE – Vaughn McCall poured in a game-high 24 points but it wasn’t enough as Flagler College’s second half comeback came up short in a 78-75 loss to Francis Marion University in a Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Flagler Gymnasium.
Francis Marion snapped a five-game losing streak to improve to 8-5 overall and the Patriots earned their first Peach Belt win of the season and is now 1-4. Flaglerfell to 5-8 overall and 1-4 in conference play.
Browning led the Patriots with 22 points and he grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Mike Davis, Jr., added 20 points and had two blocked shots. Alante Fenner tallied a game-high six assists and had four steals.
Francis Marion forced 14 Flagler turnovers and turned those into 21 points.
Kessler Bell added 11 points and six rebounds for the Saints. Austin Howard chipped
in with 11 points and dished out four assists. Nick Grier finished with 10 points
and six rebounds. Keith Gray contributed six points, six rebounds and three blocked shots.
Flagler made 86.7 percent (13-15) of its free throw attempts. The Saints tallied 21 assists. Flagler heads north on Saturday to face the University of South Carolina Aiken, a team it beat on Monday 72-70. The game will tip at 3:30 p.m.