LEXINGTON, Va.Â
– Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball used a dominant defense to topple Washington & Lee 72-45 on their home floor on Saturday evening to extend the RMC win streak to eight games.
Score:Â #18 Randolph-Macon 72, Washington and Lee 45
Venue:Â Â Holekamp Gym/Washington and Lee University
Records:Â Randolph-Macon (11-3, 5-1 ODAC), Washington and Lee (3-10, 1-3 ODAC)
How it Happened:
- Jabril Robinson (Rockville, Md./South Kent Prep) got the scoring started with a layup in the first minute of the game. He had the first five points for the Yellow Jackets as he helped RMC open an 11-5 lead at the first media timeout. The Generals stayed at just five points through the first 11 minutes as the Yellow Jackets built a 21-5 lead with just under nine minutes to go in the first half. After a long drought of scoring for both teams, Keishawn Pulley Jr. (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's School) hit a three pointer to give RMC a 32-17 lead with 1:34 to go until half. RMC went into the locker room with a 34-20 lead through 20 minutes of play.
- The Yellow Jackets defense locked down, as they did not allow the Generals to score a point in the second half through six minutes, allowing RMC to grow a 47-20 lead. In those six minutes, Pulley Jr. had eight points to help fuel the offense. W&L was able to score just one point to break the run before it restarted. RMC went on an 8-0 run over the next three minutes to make the lead 55-21. The Generals finally found their footing on offense but it was too little, too late, as RMC maintained their lead through the remainder of the game, cruising to the finish line for a 72-45 victory.
Inside the Numbers:
- Pulley Jr. totaled 19 points on 7-9 shooting. He went a perfect 5-5 from three and added four rebounds. He now has five threes in three of the last four games.
- Oliver Jones (Middletown, Del./South Kent Prep) notched a career-high in points (13) for the second straight game.
- Jabril Robinson was the third Yellow Jackets player in double figures with 10 points. He also had seven rebounds.
- The Yellow Jackets outrebounded W&L 42-25. They have outrebounded their opponent in all but one game this season and boast a rebounding magin of +10.2.
- RMC shot 50.9% from the field. They have shot over 50% in four games on the year.
- W&L finished with just 45 points. It marks the 24th time in the last three years that RMC has held their opponent to 50 points or fewer.
- The Yellow Jackets had 11 steals. RMC moves to 7-0 this season when having seven or more steals. Liam Joyce (Allentown, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) led the way with four.
Up Next:
- Randolph-Macon will host Christopher Newport in Crenshaw Gym on Wednesday, January 15 at 7:00 p.m.
