HARRISONBURG, Va.Â
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Keishawn Pulley Jr. paced the field with 24 points and hit six threes as Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball topped Eastern Mennonite 80-60 in Harrisonburg.
Score:Â Randolph-Macon 80, Eastern Mennonite 60
Venue:Â Â Yoder Arena/Eastern Mennonite University
Records:Â Randolph-Macon (4-3, 2-1 ODAC), Eastern Mennonite (3-7, 0-2 ODAC)
How it Happened:
- Keishawn Pulley Jr. (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's School) got the scoring started with a layup on RMC's first possession of the game. The Yellow Jackets stormed out to a 9-3 lead in the first five minutes. EMU brought it back within two at 10-8, but a 7-0 run extended the lead back out for RMC. The Royals climbed back within three points before another scoring spree for the Lemon and Black gave them their first double-digit lead of the game at 26-16 with 3:30 left in the first half. Amr Areikat (Ramallah, Palestine/Langley) got fouled as time expired in the first stanza, and his two free throws gave RMC a 33-24 lead at the break.
- An alley-oop from Jabril Robinson (Rockville, Md./South Kent Prep) was dunked home by Charlie Thornton (Radnor, Pa./Radnor) to begin the scoring in the second half. EMU would proceed to score the next eight points to trim the lead to three, but RMC would fend off the comeback by the Royals and slowly extended the lead back out. Delani Hammonds (Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell) and Bryce Scott (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day) teamed up to help RMC build a 13-point lead with 8:06 remaining. EMU got the lead down to nine, but that was as close as it got the rest of the way. In the final 7:14, RMC outscored the Royals 23-12 and took an 80-60 road win.
Inside the Numbers:
- Pulley Jr. tied a season-high with 24 points and hit a season-best six triples. He also finished with seven rebounds.
- Robinson nearly matched his season average with 14 points. He had five assists and two turnovers, helping him further his conference lead in assists and assist/turnover ratio.
- Bryce Scott totaled career-highs with 12 points, nine rebounds, and three assists. Scott was nearly perfect from the field, going 6-7 after hitting his first six shots.
- Delani Hammonds registered a career-high 10 points as well as five assists. He matched his career-best with four rebounds.
- RMC outrebounded the Royals 44-21, their widest rebound margin of the year. RMC has had a positive rebound margin in six of their first seven contests. The Yellow Jackets came into the game 47th in the nation with 13.7 offensive rebounds per game. They added 16 tonight.
- Malcolm Hodges (Richmond, Va./Monacan) had a career-high nine rebounds.
- Charlie Thornton totaled nine points for a career-best.
- RMC's 20 assists mark a season-high for the Yellow Jackets.
Up Next:
- Randolph-Macon is back in action on Thursday, Dec. 19 and Friday, Dec. 20 for the Jordan/Bilas Classic in Charlotte, N.C. RMC will play Elmhurst on Thursday for a rematch of the 2022 National Championship before playing #11 Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Friday.
