ASHLAND, VA --  No. 1 Randolph-Macon shot 61% from the floor and had four players in double figures as the Yellow Jackets topped visiting Emory & Henry 94-73 Saturday afternoon in ODAC Men's Basketball action.

Brandon Braxton had a career-high 26 points, 17 of which came in the second-half to help R-MC improve its record to 14-1 overall and 5-1 in the league.   Danny Jones came off the bench to add 14 points, while the backcourt tandem of Calvin Croskey and Eric Pugh had 12 and 10 points, respectively. 

The Yellow Jackets made 36-of-59 attempts on the afternoon and had 26 assists in the contest as well, led by Jordan Brown and Pugh who each had five helpers. 

E&H (2-14 / 0-7 ODAC) was led by Jordan Short who had 12 points, Malcolm had 10 in  a losing effort. The Wasps connected on 11 three-pointers and shot 25-of-59 (42.4%) from the field.

The Wasps came out firing and took a 20-15 lead when Short made a three pointer with 11:08 to go in the first stanza.   R-MC fought back, going a 15-4 run, pushing their advantage to 30-24 on a Croskey trifecta with just under five minutes to go. 

Another Croskey three would give R-MC a 41-30 lead in the closing minutes before a  Michael Owens bucket sent the teams to locker room with the score 41-32  in favor for the Jackets.

R-MC came out of the locker room and promptly went on a 24-7 run over the first seven minutes of the second half, taking a 65-39 lead when Brown converted a free-throw.

The Wasps chipped away, cutting the Jackets lead to 74-58 on a layup by Green, but that would be as close as E&H would get as a dunk by Braxton on R-MC's ensuing possession sparked an 8-0 run and helped seal the win for the Jackets.

Randolph-Macon will return to action on Wednesday when it hosts No. 8 Virginia Wesleyan at 7:00 p.m. in Ashland.

-Yellow Jackets-