GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Jarrett Stokes poured in a game-high 26 points to lead the Queens University of Charlotte men's basketball team to a 79-74 South Atlantic Conference win over Tusculum College Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Arena.

The Royals (9-9, 7-7 SAC) used a 21-3 run to overcome a seven-point deficit at the start of the second half to sweep the season series and remain undefeated against the Pioneers in the six all-time meetings.

Tusculum was led in scoring by Jalen Walker, as he posted 21 points, including four 3-pointers for his second straight 20-point effort this week (23 at Mars Hill - Thursday). Darius Carter finished with 17 points, while Keith Jumper accounted for nine points and five rebounds. BJ Fisher contributed eight points off the bench to go along with his game-high seven boards.

Stokes, who played the entire game, went 3-for-5 from three-point territory and 9-of-12 from the free throw line. Joby Glymph added 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting, while David Mason and Logan Evans finished with 10 and nine points, respectively.

Queens raced out to an 18-10 advantage to start the game following a three-point play by Stokes at the 13:08 mark of the period. Tusculum (3-17, 2-12 SAC) responded with 10 straight points over the next 2:48 to take a 20-18 lead. Walker chipped in five points during the run, while Carter posted one of his three treys and Matt Shown electrified the run with his one-hand thunderous dunk.

The Royals regained the lead at 24-22 following a pair of Glymph free throws at the 7:48 mark. TC went on an 8-2 spurt thanks to a three-point play by Jumper and a Walker trey as Tusculum led 30-26 before the Pioneers would carry a 39-34 lead into the locker room.

Carter opened the second half with a bucket to give Tusculum its largest lead of the game at 41-34.

The Royals erased the seven-point deficit with a 21-3 run covering 6:28 as Queens led 55-44 with 12:55 remaining in the game. During the run, 18 of the 21 points posted by the Royals came in the paint. Stokes led the charge scoring nine of his 16 second-half points during the run, while Mason posted six of his 10 points on the afternoon.

Walker stopped the run with his pull-up three-pointer, but the Royals went back to hammering the ball inside scoring six in a row to lead 61-47 with 11:11 remaining

The Royals took their largest lead of the day when Glymph converted a three-point play for a 69-54 advantage with 7:06 to go.

Tusculum trimmed the deficit to single digits using an 11-4 spurt as the Pioneers trailed 73-65 with 2:21 left following a Fisher tip-in.

Queens made three of its next four free throw attempts, while Tusculum committed a pair of turnovers on its next two possessions as the Royals led 76-65 with 31 seconds left.

Fisher and Carter connected on back-to-back three-pointers, while Stokes made one of two free throws as the Pioneers trailed 77-71 with 15 seconds to go.

But Stokes made one of two free throws with 14 second left to make it a three possession game (78-71) to put the contest out of reach.

Queens finished the game shooting 51 percent from the floor, including 17-of-26 in the second half (65.4%). That following a dismal 36 percent shooting effort in the first 20 minutes (9-of-25). TC finished the contest shooting 47.5 percent from the floor, but only 9-of-19 from the free throw line (47.4%) including 6-of-14 in the second period.

The Royals won the rebound battle (35-31) and out-scored the Pioneers in the paint 44-28, including a 30-8 margin in the second half.

TC's leading scorer Addison Flynn was limited to seven points in the contest as he played in 18 minutes before fouling out with five minutes remaining in the game. He went 3-for-3 from the field but did not attempt a three-pointer, ending a string of 31 consecutive games with a made three-pointer.

The Queens' rally spoils a personal milestone for Tusculum head coach Michael Jones, who was coaching in his 500th career game (junior college/4-year college combined).

The Pioneers continue their three-game home-stand on Wednesday when they host Anderson University for an 8 p.m. contest.

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