FLORENCE, Ala.-After leading for nearly the entire game, the Christian Brothers University Bucs rallied for a 62-61 win Saturday at North Alabama as Sidy Sall (Dakar, Senegal, Seeds Academy) scored the game-winning layup with eight seconds remaining.

The Bucs (8-5, 5-4 GSC) used an 8-0 run midway through the first half to extend their lead to 23-14 on a Trey Casey (Cincinnati, Ohio/La Salle HS) triple with 6:46 remaining in the half. After the Lions (5-9, 2-6) battled back to tie the game again early in the second half, a 7-0 CBU run capped by a Sall layup put the Bucs back in front 37-30 with 15:19 remaining in the game.}

UNA regained the lead when a Jeff Hodge triple put them ahead 61-60 with 2:17 remaining. After the teams traded misses, Ryan Fleming (Cincinnati, Ohio/La Salle HS) found Sall for the game-winner with eight seconds remaining. The Lions' three-point attempt at the buzzer missed, giving CBU the victory.

Drew Hildreth (Memphis, Tenn./Bolton HS) scored 17 points with six rebounds to lead the Bucs, while Sall tacked on 14. Charlie Oswald (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) added nine.

Hodge scored a game-high 21 for the Lions, while Jere Vucica scored 14 with seven rebounds.

For the game, the Bucs shot 46.4 percent (26-of-56) to the Lions' 42.3 percent (22-of-52). Each team knocked down 10 three-pointers, while the Bucs overcame being shut out at the free throw line for the second game in a row, as they were 0-for-3 to UNA's 7-of-17 (41.2 percent). UNA out-rebounded the Bucs 36-25, including 12-6 on the offensive boards, but the Bucs forced 13 turnovers while committing nine.

The Bucs return to action Monday night at 7 p.m. as they host Alabama-Huntsville.