ASHLAND, VA – Behind double figure scoring from four different players, the Randolph-Macon College Men's Basketball team earned a hard fought, 82-75, victory over Farmingdale State in the Championship Game of the 2011 R-MC Coaches Classic Sponsored by Kay Jewelers.

R-MC (9-3) was led by 16 points from Calvin Croskey. All-Tournament team members Adam Desgain and Lamar Giggetts each had 12 points in the Jackets' victory. Freshman Marcus Badger posted a career-high 11 points.

Farmingdale (7-3) was paced by the tournament's most outstanding player AJ Mathews. Mathews had 18 points to go along with 16 rebounds. Fellow all-tournament team selection Josh Smith had 21 points to go along with 21 from Dyshaun Flournoy.

With three minutes to go in the first-half, R-MC found itself down 35-26. A jumper by Evan Jackson proved to be the first of six points to close the half for the freshman has he sparked an 8-1 run that sent the teams to the locker room with FSU up 36-34.

The game remained close with Mathews scoring his lone bucket of the second stanza at the 16:40 mark, giving the Rams a 44-39 advantage.

R-MC then went on an 18-4 run over the course of the next three minutes, opening up a 57-48 lead on a lay in by Desgain.

The Rams battled back, tying the game at 71-71 on a lay up by Flournoy with less than three minutes to go in the ball game.

After each team turned the ball of on their ensuing possessions, R-MC's Dylan Cole was fouled and knocked down two-free throws to put Randolph-Macon on top 73-71 with two minutes to go.

R-MC would get a stop on the defensive end and Cole would then extend the Jackets' advantage to 75-71 on layup. The Yellow Jackets went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final 40 seconds to seal the victory.

Randolph-Macon will be back in action when it hosts Randolph on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m.

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