BOYS BASKETBALL: Columbia escapes with win over Gainesville in OT

  • Columbia guard Jordan Smith drives to the basket against Gainesville’s Alex McCray on Tuesday night. (THOMAS RICKS/Special to the Reporter)
    Columbia guard Jordan Smith drives to the basket against Gainesville’s Alex McCray on Tuesday night. (THOMAS RICKS/Special to the Reporter)

    With under a minute to play in regulation Tuesday, Columbia senior point guard Darrien Jones stepped to the charity stripe with the Tigers up 59-54 over rival Gainesville.

    He missed both foul shots.

    The…