The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team overcame a halftime deficit, built a lead and then hung on for dear life down the stretch, as the Chargers won their fourth straight game on Tuesday night, 74-70 over Gallaudet in Washington, D.C. The Chargers are now 5-1 overall and 3-0 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Bison dropped to 2-6 overall and 2-1 in conference action.

1st Half Highlights:
-Lancaster Bible scored the first seven points of the game and then led, 9-2 after three minutes of play
-The scoring slowed down a bit as the half progressed, as the Chargers led just 14-8 after a Herbie Brown layup with 13:55 to play in the half
-Gallaudet used a 6-0 run over the next two minutes to knot the score at 14-14, though Lancaster Bible didn't trail until Gallaudet went up 21-20 with a little over seven minutes remaining in the half
-Lancaster Bible regained the lead moments later and led 28-23 after a three-point play from freshman Britton Beachy
-The Bison closed the final five minutes on a 13-5 run and led, 36-33 at the break

2nd Half Highlights:
-Gallaudet took its biggest lead of the game just 32 seconds into the second half, as the Bison converted a Lancaster Bible turnover into points for a 38-33 advantage
-Lancaster Bible chipped away at its deficit for the next few minutes and took a 43-42 lead on another layup from Herbie Brown with 16:53 remaining
-The teams matched basket-for-basket over the next eight minutes, with the score eventually tied at 57-57 with 8:25 remaining
-The Chargers scored six points in 37 seconds following the tie and took a 63-57 lead after yet another layup from Herbie Brown
-Leading by five with just over two minutes to play, senior Jalen Archer knocked down a 3-pointer to give Lancaster Bible a 71-63 lead
-Moments later, Archer made it 73-65 with 29 seconds left and Gallaudet converted a three-point play with under 10 seconds left, but wouldn't get any closer than four

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 26-of-54 (48.1 percent) from the floor, though just 8-of-23 from 3-point range...The Bison were 27-of-66 (40.9 percent) from the field and 6-of-23 from beyond the arc...Senior Herbie Brown led four players in double figures with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting...Brown also had seven rebounds and two assists to go with a block and a steal...Archer added 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-4 from long distance...Junior Christo Majok had 14 points and was just 3-of-4 from the field, but was 6-of-7 from the free throw line...Majok also added seven rebounds, four assists and two steals...Beachy was the final player in double digits with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting, and he also grabbed six boards...Noah Valencia had a game-high 23 points for Gallaudet.

The Coach Says: "It was ugly, and we had lots of turnovers, but we are really excited to get a win in a really tough environment," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Zach Filzen said. "We grinded the whole game and we had some players really play well down the stretch, including Herbie and Jalen. I'm proud of the guys for being gritty and even though we haven't played great in our last two wins, I feel like this group can stay hungry and learn from wins and not get complacent. We are excited about the win and need to keep taking steps forward tomorrow in practice."

Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 7-8 all-time against Gallaudet...The Chargers lost both games to the Bison last season, including a 75-65 setback in Washington, D.C...Tuesday marks just the third time in program history the Chargers have won at Gallaudet...Lancaster Bible won 68-67 during the 2010-11 season and 76-64 during the 2015-16 season...Brown, Archer, Majok and Beachy shot 21-of-29 from the floor, while the rest of the team was just 5-of-25.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible will play its final NEAC game of the first semester on Saturday when the Chargers take on St. Elizabeth at 12 p.m. in Morristown, N.J.