Josh Pittman (6'1''-G) was clutch down the stretch as Guilford knocked off No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan 60-55 on Saturday.
Virginia Wesleyan (13-2, 6-1) battled back from an eight-point deficit to pull within two points (39-37) following a three-point play from Chris Teasley. Pittman responded with five unanswered points for Guilford, to help push the lead to 49-40.
Tre' Ford, Rakeem Davis (6'4''-C), D [read more]
Josh Pittman (6'1''-G) was clutch down the stretch as Guilford knocked off No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan 60-55 on Saturday.
Virginia Wesleyan (13-2, 6-1) battled back from an eight-point deficit to pull within two points (39-37) following a three-point play from Chris Teasley. Pittman responded with five unanswered points for Guilford, to help push the lead to 49-40.
Tre' Ford, Rakeem Davis (6'4''-C), D.J. Woodmore (6'3''-G), and Teasley brought the Marlins back again, making the score 55-52 with 1:38 on the clock following a Woodmore triple.
This time Will Freeman (6'5''-F) extended the lead. He put-back his own miss to give Guilford a 57-52 lead with 46 seconds remaining. Another Woodmore triple made it a 58-55 game, but the Marlins were unable to get the possessions they needed to take the lead.
It was an intense game from the start, with VWC holding its largest lead at 21-16 following a Davis jumper with 6:20 remaining in the half. Pittman took over for Guilford in the closing minutes, coming on strong for eight points in a 14-3 run that gave Guilford a 30-24 halftime lead.
Guilford pushed its lead to eight points early in the second half, but Donald Vaughn, Chris Astorga, and Teasley pulled the Marlins within two point at 39-37. The Marlins challenged for the tie or lead several times after that, only to come up short.
The loss snapped a 13-game winning streak for Virginia Wesleyan and extended Guilford's current streak to four consecutive. It also gave Guilford its ninth win against VWC in the last 10 games.
Woodmore emerged as the game's leading scorer, pumping in 26 points on a 10-18 shooting effort, that included five threes. But, shooting was off overall for the Marlins, who only hit 33 percent from the field. Teasley, who hit four of 11 shots, finished with 11 points.
Pittman led Guilford with 18 points. He hit only six of 18 shots from the field, including three triples. Freeman followed with 16 points, hitting eight of 11 shots inside, and Gabriel Lowder tallied 13 points.
No. 4 Amherst takes down Bowdoin - Jan 25, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
David Waller (6'6''-G/F) scored a career-high 22 points and Aaron Toomey (6'2''-PG) recorded an impressive double-double to lead the No. 4 Amherst to an 80-66 win against Bowdoin on Friday.
Toomey matched a career high with 23 points and set a new career-high with 10 assists, adding a team-high five rebounds to help the Lord Jeffs improve to 14-2 overall and 4-0 in NESCAC play.
Will Hanley (6'7''-G/F) had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Polar Bears, who dropped to 10-5 (1-3 NESCAC) [read more]
David Waller (6'6''-G/F) scored a career-high 22 points and Aaron Toomey (6'2''-PG) recorded an impressive double-double to lead the No. 4 Amherst to an 80-66 win against Bowdoin on Friday.
Toomey matched a career high with 23 points and set a new career-high with 10 assists, adding a team-high five rebounds to help the Lord Jeffs improve to 14-2 overall and 4-0 in NESCAC play.
Will Hanley (6'7''-G/F) had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Polar Bears, who dropped to 10-5 (1-3 NESCAC). Ryan OConnell hit four 3-pointers en route to 14 points.
Taylor Barrise (6'5''-G/F) continued to shoot well for the Lord Jeffs, going 3-5 from beyond the arc to move into second place on the schools all-time three-point field goal list (192).
Waller added four 3-pointers of his own, as the Jeffs connected on 10 attempts from long range and shot 54 percent overall in the game. The Polar Bears, meanwhile, shot 44 percent from the floor.
In a back-and-forth opening half, the teams traded the lead six times and were tied on four occasions. A pair of lay-ins by Toomey pushed the Amherst lead to four points late, but a Hanley hoop trimmed the Polar Bears deficit to 36-34.
The Polar Bears took a quick four-point advantage out of halftime, but consecutive 3-pointers by Barrise and Waller handed the lead right back to Amherst.
The Jeffs built a seven-point cushion midway through the period but could not deliver the knockout blow until late in regulation, as Waller capped a 6-0 run with a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give the visitors an 11-point lead with 3:14 to play.
Amherst got to the line only twice in the first half, but the Jeffs were 11-12 from the stripe in the second. Toomey and Willy Workman were a combined 10-10 on free throws, as Workman finished with seven points and four rebounds.
Courtesy of www.ncaa.com
Pacific Comeback Fall Short In Loss To Linfield - Jan 25, 2012 (by Arnault Desira)
A valiant second half comeback came up just short for Pacific Tuesday night as the Boxers rebounded from 24 points down to fall to Linfield 72-66 in Northwest Conference men's basketball action at Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
Trailing by as many as 24 points midway through the second half, the Boxers managed to cut the Linfield lead to single digits thanks to a 25-11 run. A three-point play by David Berney (Jr., Eugene, Ore [read more]
A valiant second half comeback came up just short for Pacific Tuesday night as the Boxers rebounded from 24 points down to fall to Linfield 72-66 in Northwest Conference men's basketball action at Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
Trailing by as many as 24 points midway through the second half, the Boxers managed to cut the Linfield lead to single digits thanks to a 25-11 run. A three-point play by David Berney (Jr., Eugene, Ore.) made it an eight-point game with 1:45 left, but the surge proved too little, too late as the Wildcats canned five free throws in the final 30 seconds to secure the contest.
Ernesto Mayz (So., Caracas, Venezuela) turned in his best game in a Pacific uniform, leading the Boxers with 14 points, which included four three-pointers. Charles Mosley (Jr., Hillsboro, Ore.) finished just shy of a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds while Berney also scored 13. Pacific (8-10, 2-7 NWC) shot just 33.3 percent from the field (21-63), but canned 7 of 20 from three-point range and 17 of 25 from the free throw line.
Zach Anderson turned in a monster game for the Wildcats (4-14, 2-7 NWC), scoring 30 points on 10 of 17 from the field, 4 of 10 from three-point range and 6 of 9 from the charity stripe. Andrew Batiuk added nine points while David Lee scored seven to go with a game-high 15 rebounds. Linfield shot 41 percent from the field (19-46) and out-rebounded the Boxers 42-38.
The win was the 325th career victory for Linfield Head Coach Larry Doty, allowing him to surpass his mentor and the gym's namesake as the all-time winningest coach in program history. Wilson compiled 324 wins in 20 seasons coaching the Wildcats from 1961 to 1981.
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