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ETSU beats The Citadel in overtime, 101-92

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Ge'Lawn Guyn and Isaac Banks scored 20 points apiece and Eastern Tennessee State defeated The Citadel 101-92 in overtime on Saturday.

Guyn's bucket sent the game to overtime and his jumper with 3:18 left broke a tie and started an 11-1 game-ending run.

Banks added 11 rebounds. T.J. Cromer and Deuce Bello both scored 14 points and Peter Jurkin added 11 for ETSU (13-7, 6-1 Southern), which shot 54 percent. The Bucs moved into a tie for first with Chattanooga.

Quayson Williams made 7 of 10 3-pointers and scored 29 points off the bench for The Citadel (9-11, 2-5). Warren Sledge added 12 points and P.J. Boutte 10.

Gyun tied the game at 86-all with 14 seconds left in regulation. Sledge was fouled but missed the front end of a 1-one-1 and the game went to overtime.

The Bulldogs and Bucs, the conference's top two scoring teams, were a combined 74-of-156 shooting.