ASHLAND, VA -- Randolph College was able to remain undefeated on the season as the WildCats clipped visiting Randolph-Macon, 66-65, Saturday afternoon in ODAC Men's Hoops action.

R-MC (7-6 / 2-2 ODAC) was led by Lamar Giggetts who had a team-high 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds.  Andre Simon and Marcus Badger each had nine points, while Connor Sullivan and Chris Hamilton each had eight points for the Jackets.

Dylan Cole snared a team-high nine rebounds as he and Giggetts helped R-MC to a 38-27 edge on the glass.  

Randolph (12-0 / 4-0 ODAC) got 23 points and 11 rebounds from Colton Hunt.  Chris Battaglia had 18 points and eight boards, while Mike Ehilegbu had 13 points for the WildCats.

R-MC shot 44.4% for the game, making 24-of-54 shots from the field.  Randolph was 23-of-56 (41.1%) on the afternoon, including 8-of-22 from behind the three-point line.

The WildCats led 53-43 with just under 11 minutes to play in the game.  R-MC rallied, scoring the next eight points, cutting the Randolph lead to 53-51 on a Marcus Badger three-pointer with 8:15 to play.

Randolph was able to push its lead back up to five the next time down the court when Battaglia was fouled on a three-point attempt and made all three from the charity stripe.

With Randolph up 60-55, R-MC scored six of the next eight points to cut its deficit to one point at 62-61 with just under four minutes to go in the contest.

A Hunt bucket would push the WildCat lead back to three before an Andre Simon free-throw would make it 64-62 with 1:54 to play.

Ehilegbu was fouled on a three-point attempt with one minute to play and he was able to convert two-of-three chances from the line to give Randolph a 66-62 edge.

On R-MC's ensuing possession, a Giggetts three-point play brought R-MC to within one point.

Following a defensive stop, R-MC had a chance to win the game with 14 seconds remaining, but the Yellow Jackets were unable to get a shot off before time expired.

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

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