LEXINGTON, Va. -- Fourth-ranked Randolph-Macon broke a 48-48 tie on a pair of free throws by senior forward Kurt Bergmann (Fallsington, Pa./Pennsbury) with 8:29 remaining and held the lead the rest of the way in defeating Washington and Lee, 66-61, in ODAC men's basketball action on Sunday afternoon at the Warner Center.

Washington and Lee hung close with the Yellow Jackets, never trailing by more than four points in the first half. Macon extended to a six-point advantage (32-26) in the opening minutes of the second stanza, but the Generals climbed back to take a one-point lead (40-39) on a four-point play by freshman guard Chris Halkitis (New Port Richey, Fla./Ridgewood) with 13:11 remaining. The game would be tied four times in the next five minutes before the Yellow Jackets assumed a seven-point lead (60-53) with 42 seconds remaining. The Generals would crawl back to 62-59 with 17 seconds remaining, but R-MC junior guard Justin Moyer (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) nailed four free throws in the final 15 seconds to ice the game.

The Generals (3-14, 2-9) were led by Halkitis, who scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Senior forward Hamill Jones (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's) added 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

Bergmann paced the Yellow Jackets (16-1, 10-1) with 16 points and eight rebounds. Moyer scored 15 points on 10-of-10 shooting from the foul line, while sophomore forward Justin Wansley (Richmond, Va./Henrico) contributed 14 points and eight boards.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Wednesday as it hosts Averett for a 7:00 pm contest.

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