ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Georgia College Men's Basketball team (20-6, 12-5 PBC) controlled play for the majority of the contest Wednesday night, but a late surge from No. 21 Flagler College (21-5, 14-3 PBC) sent the Bobcats home with a loss, 74-70.

GC had the lead as late as the 5:54 mark, at 62-61. That was early in a 12-3 run for the Saints that saw them stretch out as much as a five-point lead with 80 seconds left. The Bobcats had a couple of chances to tie it late, but couldn't get the clutch shot to complete the upset.

Senior Jordan Thomas (Conyers, Georgia) led the Bobcats with 18 points, his 24^th double-digit scoring game this season. He added four assists. Junior Wesley Simpson (DeLand, Fla./Union Grove HS [Ga.]), supplied 15 points, six rebounds and three helps. Sophomore Brandon Thomas (McDonough, Georgia) posted 11 points, his second-straight double-digit scoring game.

The Bobcats were out-shot 52% to 41% from the field. GC made up for that by nearly doubling the Saints in threes made at 11-6, and out-rebounding Flagler 36-26.

In the game, Simpson eclipsed the 900-point mark for his career. His third and final assist of the game gave the guard 281 in his career, tying him with Isaac Thomas (2019) for 10^th in school history.

The loss puts GC at 12-5 in Peach Belt Conference (PBC) play, good for third in the league standings. The Bobcats have locked in the No. 3-seed in the upcoming PBC Tournament, starting March 1.

The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m., hosting Columbus State University. The game will serve as the final regular-season contest, Homecoming and Senior Day for the Bobcats.

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