Sunday, November 30, 2008
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne / Sports Information Director
804-335-4453 / christopherkilcoyne@rmc.edu
DeSales Squeaks by R-MC Men's Basketball 59-57
(Box
Score)
CENTER VALLEY, PA - Brian Hunter's jumper with
two seconds remaining in the game propelled home standing DeSales
to a 59-57 victory over Randolph-Macon College in men's basketball
action Sunday afternoon.
Justin Short who had a team-high 13 points on
the afternoon led Randolph-Macon (1-3) in scoring, Brandon Braxton
chipped in with a career-high 12 points and Jordan Brown added 10
as well. The Jackets shot 43% for the game, converting 22-of-51
field goals, but were just 4-of-16 from behind the arc.
DeSales (4-0) was paced by Darnell Braswell who
netted a game-high 19, while Hunter added 12 in the win and Matt
Zwetolitz contributed 11 points. R-MC held DeSales to 36% shooting
from the floor, including 6-of-22 from the three point line.
R-MC held a slim 28-27 lead at half-time and was
able to build its lead early in the second-half, going on a 14-5
run to open the second stanza. The Jackets took a 42-33 lead on a
Billy Campion bucket with 12:44 to play in the game.
DeSales responded with a run of its own, scoring
13 of the next 15 points, taking a 46-44 lead on a three-point play
from Braswell with 9:21 to go in the contest.
The game remained close with DeSales holding a
57-54 lead with just over two minutes to play before Short
converted on a three-pointer to tie the game with 2:21 to go. The
teams traded possessions with no score before Hunter closed out the
contest with the game-winning jumper.
R-MC will be back in action on Wednesday when it
travels to Randolph College for its opening ODAC game and its first
contest against the WildCats. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.
-Yellow Jackets-
