DJ Thompson led five Eagles in double-digit scoring and tied for the game high overall as TBC Eagles Men's Basketball topped 80 points in their exhibition game at NCAA Division 2 Valdosta State University. The Eagles scored 40 in each half, but VSU won the game 107-81.

Thompson amassed his game-high 17 points on a 7-for-9 performance from the field, which included three three-point shots. In fact, the team overall hit 12 three-pointers, including three each from Diego Fernandez and Jace Spinelli. Those two Eagles totaled 16 and 15 points, respectively.

[DJ Thompson tied for the game high with 17 points at D-2 VSU on Saturday.]

Also hitting double digits were Jacquez Anderson with 12 and Zach Kiadii with 11. Anderson buried two three-point shots, and Kiaddi shot 56% from the field.

The Eagles gave their best performance of the season against NCAA Division 1 and 2 opponents, shooting 45.6% from the field, hitting 12 three-pointers, and converting 64% of their free throws.

Xavier Rose scored 6 points in the effort while Brandon Hill and Gavin Korth-Loder each contributed 2.

Two VSU players, LaTrell Tate and Jack Wetzel, tied Thompson for the game high in scoring. Tate and Wetzel combined to hit 9 of Valdosta State's 15 three-point shots, and the team as a whole shot 57% from the field. Four teammates hit double figures in scoring.

The Eagles will break for Thanksgiving and hit the road for a pair of South Region contests on Thursday and Friday, November 30 and December 1. First, TBC visits Southeastern Baptist College for a 7:00 p.m. EST tip-off on November 30. The I-10 rivalry then resumes as TBC visits Pensacola Christian College on December 1.

Two more road games follow at NAIA competitors Coastal Georgia and Southeastern University on December 9 and 11 before the final two NCAA Division 1 exhibitions at Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida on December 14 and 16 to close out 2023.