For the second year in a row, Orange defeated Chapel Hill at Tiger Gymnasium on Tuesday night, and just like last year it was a thriller. Junior forward Kendrell Brooks hit a running one-handier with five seconds remaining for the game-winning shot as Orange won 61-59. Brooks scored 13 points, hit highest output since scoring 16 against Green Hope on December 28. Brooks created offense off the dribble, freeing up Jerec Thompson for a critical 3-pointer with 3:00 remaining. Brooks provided a spark as Orange won for the first time in 2020. They hope to continue the momentum on Friday night when they face Southern Durham, coached by Greg Motley, the winningest Orange coach in 20 years who started with the Spartans in November. You can hear that game on Hillsboroughsports.com starting at 7:30 live from Spartan Gymnasium.

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