Efosa U-Edosomwan finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds against the Tigers
Posted: Jan 28, 2023
Score: No. 25 Hampden-Sydney 57, Roanoke 51
Records: Tigers 16-4, 10-1 ODAC; Maroons 15-5, 8-3 ODAC
Location: Salem, Va.
The Short Story: The Roanoke men's basketball team rallied to take a small lead late against No. 25 Hampden-Sydney, but the Tigers responded with a 6-0 run to pull away late, escaping the Bast Center Gym with a 67-61 win over the Maroons.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first four minutes of the contest was even with both teams scoring eight before the Tigers went on a 12-0 run over the next five minutes, stopped by a Tripp Greene layup at 10:50, that began a 7-0 run by Roanoke and pulled the Maroons within three at 20-17. Roanoke pulled within three again at 22-19 with 3:19 left before halftime, but a 7-2 run by H-SC had the Maroons trailing 29-21 at the break.
- Roanoke held the Tigers scoreless for the first 5:39 of the second half while pulling back within three thanks to layup by U-Edosomwan at 17:35. A made free-throw by Kasey Draper got the Maroons within one at 39-38 with 7:42 left in the game and a Justin Kuthan layup gave Roanoke its first lead of the game at 40-39 with 7:18 on the clock. A quick 5-0 by the Tigers was responded with a 5-0 by the Maroons as Roanoke led 45-44 with 3:17 left in the game. A jump shot by U-Edosomwan pulled the score even at 49-49 with 1:52 left. However, the Tigers made eight free-throws to close out the game 57-51.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Roanoke finished with 38.6% shooting from the floor while holding H-SC to just 30.6%.
- The Maroons led the Tigers in rebounds (43-41), assists (10-9), points off turnovers (11-9), points in the paint (34-12), and fast break points (8-2).
- U-Edosomwan led a trio of Maroons in double-figures with 14 points as both Draper (12) and Kuthan (10) finished with at least 10.
- Both U-Edosomwan and Kuthan finished with double-doubles as they collected 11 and 12 rebounds, respectively.
UP NEXT
- The Maroons continue a three-game home stand on Wednesday, February 1 when they host Lynchburg at the Bast Center Gym. Tip-off with the Hornets is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
