The Randolph-Macon men's basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 73-59 victory over Lebanon Valley in the championship game of the Rinso Marquette Tournament hosted by LVC.

R-MC got a career high 22 points from Eric Pugh, who scored 19 points in the second half on the strength of five shots from beyond the three point arc.  

Tournament MVP Jordan Brown scored 16 points and tied for the team lead with seven rebounds. All-Tournament Team choice David Carlson and Brandon Braxton each scored 10 points in the win as well.  Danny Jones joined Brown with seven boards, helping R-MC to a 42-33 edge in rebounding.

R-MC came out firing taking a 22-8 lead on a Brown dunk with just under nine minutes to play in the first-half.   The Dutchmen fought back, using a 23-3 run to close out the half and take a 31-25 advantage into the locker room at half time.

The Jackets opened up what to be a 48 point second stanza by scoring 10 of the first 15 points, taking a 37-36 lead on a layup by Brown with 16:25 to play in the game. 

The game remained close and with the score tied at 41 all, Carlson gave R-MC the lead for good and sparked what proved to be a 17-7 run by the Jackets that was capped by a Pugh trifecta, putting the Jackets up 58-48 with just over six minutes to play.

LVC chipped away and pulled within nine at 64-55 with 2:50 to go, but R-MC put the game way good, scoring nine of the game's final 13 points down the stretch to seal the victory.

Randolph-Macon will be back in action next Sunday in its home opener versus No. 7 DeSales.  Tipoff is slated for 2:00 p.m.

-Yellow Jackets-