Barnesville, Ga.-Chattahoochee Tech fell at Gordon State on Wednesday night thanks to a Highlanders three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime, taking a tough 82-81 loss in the team's final regular-season game. Chatt Tech (21-9, 9-7) got 26 points from freshman guard Jamion Simpson on 10-of-19 shooting to go with five rebounds. Keith Ray also had 19 points and eight rebounds, and Malik Jordan pushed for a triple-double with 10 points, eight assists and eight rebounds.
Nkem Ojeh and Tony Pruitt contributed off the bench, with Ojeh scoring 10 points and grabbing four rebounds and Pruitt scoring seven points and grabbing three rebounds.
With the loss, the Golden Eagles are now guaranteed the No. 5 seed in next week's GCAA tournament and will travel to No. 4 South Georgia State (21-8, 9-6). The Hawks and Golden Eagles have played two close games this season, with SGSC winning 79-74 at Reinhardt College in a Chatt Tech home game on Jan. 22 and CTC winning in a 114-111 triple-overtime thriller on Feb. 18 in Waycross. The winner of that quarterfinals matchup moves on to the semifinals on Wednesday at the site of the highest-seeded team remaining.
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