ST. MARY'S, MD – Randolph-Macon shot 7-for-12 from three in the second half to get past Franklin & Marshall 73-65 and head to the school's first NCAA Division III Final Four.  

R-MC improved to 26-6 on the year and joined the 1976-77 Yellow Jackets, which made it to the National Championship game as a member of Division II, as the only R-MC men's squads to advance to the Final Four.

A see-saw first half saw the Yellow Jackets shoot just 9-of-25 from the field, but hold a 28-27 advantage at the break, thanks to eight points by Erich Pugh and 10 points from their bench.

Franklin & Marshall's Mike Baker knocked down a jumper with 1:11 to go in the first half and R-MC headed into the intermission with 28-27 advantage.

A Danny Jones layup with 12:44 to go gave Randolph-Macon their largest lead of the game at 47-39.

The Diplomats then responded with a 7-0 spurt to pull within one point on a foul shot by Anthony Brooks

Calvin Croskey knocked down a three pointer at the 10:32 mark of the second half, sparking an 11-2 Yellow Jackets' run that was later capped by Jordan Brown who knocked down a three of his own to put R-MC up 58-48 with 7:50 left.  

Randolph-Macon went up by 11 on Pugh three with just over five minutes remaining in the contest.

The Diplomats began to chip away at the R-MC lead, pulling within three points at 68-65 on a Steve Tolliver trifecta with 32 seconds to play.

Randolph-Macon held Franklin & Marshall scoreless for the remained of the contest and knocked down 5-of-6 free throws to pull away for the 73-65 win and a berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament Final Four.

Pugh finished with a game high 23 points including a 5-for-7 mark from the three point line and dishing out six assists. Jones joined Pugh in double figures with 14 points and Croskey finished with 10.

F&M were led by James McNally who had a team high 22 points and six rebounds. Georgio Milligan and Mike Baker chipped in with 15 and 14 points respectively.

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