EMORY, Va. – The No. 7 Randolph-Macon College Men's Basketball Team (12-0, 4-0 ODAC) remained perfect on the season as it won a 93-60 decision over Emory & Henry College (3-9, 0-3 ODAC) Saturday afternoon in Old Dominion Athletic Conference action. The Yellow Jackets are currently the seventh-ranked team in NCAA Division III by D3hoops.com.
The Basics
FINAL SCORE – No. 7 Randolph-Macon 93, Emory & Henry 60
LOCATION – Emory, Virginia
VENUE – Bob Johnson Court at the John Rutledge King Center
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (3-9, 0-3 ODAC);Randolph-Macon (12-0, 4-0 ODAC)
How It Happened
- The two squads traded buckets for the opening five minutes of the game before R-MC went on a 21-2 run to take a 27-9 lead with 7:56 on the clock. The Wasps and Yellow Jackets would go back-and-forth again with Randolph-Macon leading, 42-22, at the intermission.
- Coming out of the break, the Yellow Jackets went on an 18-5 run to push their advantage to 60-27 with 14:30 to play.
- E&H warmed up from long range and was able to hold its ground, but the nationally-ranked squad from Ashland would walk away with a 93-60 win at the final horn.
Emory & Henry Individual Leaders
- Senior guard Jamie Clarke (Lexington, S.C.) and freshman guard Malcolm Morgan (Concord, N.C.) both scored 12 points off the bench with Clark going 4-for-6 from long range.
- Sophomore guard Micah Banks (Simpsonville, S.C.) went for nine points and three rebounds while sophomore guard Anthony Williams (Lynchburg, Va.) had four points, six rebounds and two assists.
Randolph-Macon Individual Leaders
- The Yellow Jackets had five players reach double figures in scoring led by Josh Talbert, who put up 16 points and four assists off the bench. Miles Mallory had 14 points while Terry Woods went for 13 points.
- Buzz Anthony scored 10 points, pulled down eight boards and dished out six assists while Corey Bays added 12 points.
A Deeper Look
- Emory & Henry shots 40.4 percent (21-of-51) on the afternoon and made 10 of its 11 three-pointers in the second half. The Wasps shot 7-for-11 (63.6%) at the free throw line.
- Randolph-Macon hit 40-of-65 (61.5%) of its field goal attempts including 10 threes.
- The Yellow Jackets posted a 39-19 rebounding advantage and used 12 offensive boards to lead 18-8 on second-chance points.
- R-MC also posted a 44-18 lead on points in the paint and outscored E&H, 24-14, on points off turnovers.
Up Next
- Emory & Henry will visit Roanoke College on Wednesday for an ODAC doubleheader. The men will square off at 5:00 p.m., with the women's contest following at 7:30 p.m.
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