THE GAME FACTS
Score: Roanoke 101, Ferrum 53
Records: Maroons 15-4, 8-2 ODAC; Panthers 8-11, 4-6 ODAC
Location: Ferrum, Va.

The Short Story: The Roanoke men's basketball team scored early and often on Wednesday night at the Maroons hit triple digits with a 101-53 win over the Ferrum Panthers on the road. Both Kasey Draper (25) and Zach Rosenthal (22) scored more than 20 points for the Maroons.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Draper hit the first three, three-pointers he attempted and put the Maroons ahead 9-0 less than two minutes into the game, forcing Ferrum to take a timeout. After a quick Panther basket, the Maroons went on another 8-0 run to lead 17-2 with 14:57 left in the first half. Over the next 10 minutes, Roanoke maintained a lead of at least 12 and as large by as many as 19 on a Justin Kuthan layup at 4:59, 31-12.
• With the Marrons ahead 45-24 with five seconds left, Kuthan made a layup off an assist from Joshua McClary. On the Ferrum inbounds, both players were out of bounds and attempted to bring the ball up court and the Panthers got called for a turnover with two seconds left. McClary took the ball out for the Maroons and this time lobbed the ball to Efosa U-Edosomwan to put it through the rim, giving Roanoke the 49-24 lead at the half.  
• The Maroons continued to play a strong defense against the Panthers allowing just 30 points over the next 30 minutes while scoring 52 of their own to put away the game. It was a three-point basket by Patrick Clevenger with 31 seconds left that put the Maroons into triple-digit scoring.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Roanoke shot 53% from the floor and 60% from beyond the arc. The Maroons also made 16-of-18 free throws on the night for 88.9%.
• The 15 three-pointers by the Maroons were the most since Roanoke scored 16 against Wilson on November 23, 2019.
• The Maroons scored in triple digits for the first time since a 100-74 win over Lynchburg on February 7, 2018. The 101 points were the most scored since a 160-156 loss to the Hornets in double-overtime during the 2015-16 season.
• In addition to Draper's and Rosenthal's 20+ points, U-Edosomwan finished with 13, and both Kuthan and Tripp Greene added 10.

UP NEXT

• The Maroons are back at the Bast Center Gym on Saturday, January 28 when they host their third nationally-ranked opponent as No. 25 Hampden-Sydney visits Salem in another ODAC matchup. Tip-off with the Tigers is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.