Box Score ASHLAND, VA – Randolph-Macon scored the game's first 18 points and never looked back as the Yellow Jackets ran their winning streak to 11 games with a 74-45 win over Guilford on Sunday.
Randolph-Macon has now won 13 of its last 14 games and has won 21 consecutive games at home, dating back to December of 2010. The win also marks the 497th victory by the Yellow Jackets in Crenshaw Gym.
R-MC (17-3 / 10-2 ODAC) made its first four shots from the field, taking a 9-0 lead on a Lamar Giggetts jumper three minutes in.
The Jackets extended their advantage to 18-0 on a layup by Adam Desgain with just over 11 minutes to go in the first-half.
GC (14-6 / 8-3 ODAC) would not score its first points until Josh Pittman drained a pair of free-throws half way through the opening period. The Quakers did not make their first field goal until the 9:53 mark when a Gabriel Lowder three-pointer made the score 18-5.
After a Pittman jumper made the score 27-14 with just over five minutes to go, R-MC reeled off 11 straight points, extending its advantage to 38-14 on a Desgain three-pointer with four minutes left.
Randolph-Macon shot a scorching 55.2% in the first-half to take a 42-21 lead into the intermission, while GC made just 8-of-30 field goals in the first stanza.
R-MC held Guilford scoreless for the first four minutes of the second half and would open its lead up to 36 on a three-pointer by Desgain that made the score 61-25 with 13 minutes to play.
Desgain led R-MC with 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting and four three-pointers. Calvin Croskey had 14 points while Lamar Giggetts had 11 points as well. Dylan Cole grabbed a game-high seven rebounds to help R-MC to a 42-36 edge on the glass.
Randolph-Macon finished the day shooting 50.8% from the floor, making 30-of-59 shots, including 9-of-18 three-pointers.
Guilford, which shot 29.8% for the day on 17-of-57 shooting, was led by Pittman's 12 points. Lowder finished with eight. GC was just 3-of-17 from behind the arc and just 8-of-22 from the charity stripe.
Randolph-Macon will be off until Saturday, February 4th when it travels to Washington and Lee for a 2:00 p.m. ODAC game.
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