ASHLAND, - VA - Trailing by 16 points with 12 minutes to play, No. 4 Randolph-Macon closed the game on a 40-19 run to upend No. 10 Williams 79-74 in the championship game of the 2009 R-MC Coaches Classic Sponsored by Rees Jewelers Wednesday night in Ashland.  

R-MC, which is ranked 4th in the Nation in the latest D3hoops.com poll unvailed today, improves to 10-0 on the season. 

With the game tied at 31-31 with 2:40 to play in the first-half, Williams wrapped a 20-2 run around half  time and into the second half, taking a 51-35 advantage on a dunk by Troy Whittington with 13:02 to play.   A pair of Nate Robertson free throws with 12:08 to go made the score 55-39 in favor of the Ephs.  

A layup by Kevin Voelkel on R-MC's ensuing possession sparked what proved to be a 17-4 run for the Yellow Jackets that was capped by an Eric Pugh three-pointer to pull Randolph-Macon within two at 58-56 with just under seven minutes to play. 

A Calvin Croskey three pointer with 5:16 left, put the Jackets out in front 61-60 for the first time in the game.   Two lead changes and two ties ensued before Danny Jones converted one free-throw to give R-MC the lead for good at 67-66 with 2:41 to play.  

After a defensive stop, a Brandon Braxton dunk extended the lead to 69-66 before a pair of Blake Schultz free throws cut the Jackets advantage to 69-68 with 2:15 to play.  

From that point forward, R-MC made all eight of its shots from the charity stripe to seal the game and secure its third win this season over a ranked opponent. 

Jones earned tournament most outstanding player honors with a career-high 27 point performance.  Braxton and Pugh each had 13 in the win, while all-tournament selection Croskey had 10 points in the victory as well.  

Williams (9-1) was paced by all-tournament choice James Wang with 25 points and eight rebounds. Fellow all-tournament selection Joe Geoghegan had 14 points and 12 boards in the loss. 

Randolph-Macon will be back in action on Monday when it returns to ODAC action with a road contest at Bridgewater.  Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.

-Yellow Jackets-