ASHLAND, Va.Â
– Randolph-Macon dished out 30 assists on 38 field goals as the Yellow Jackets cruised to an 89-62 home win over Bridgewater on Wednesday night.
Score:Â #13 Randolph-Macon 89, Bridgewater 62
Venue:Â Â Crenshaw Gym
Records:Â Randolph-Macon (14-3, 7-1 ODAC), Bridgewater (8-9, 3-5 ODAC)
How it Happened:
- RMC got three chances at the basket on their first possession of the game, ending in an Oliver Jones (Middletown, Del./South Kent Prep) bucket. The Yellow Jackets were up 4-0 before Bridgewater got on the board. Three pointers by Theo Antinori (Asheville, N.C./Rabun Gap) and Amr Areikat (Ramallah, Palestine/Langley) helped RMC surge out to a 16-2 lead with 12:33 to go in the first half. RMC kept pouring it on, as the lead grew to 31-9 with 4:56 to go until half. BC answered with an 11-2 run, but RMC took a 41-26 lead into halftime.
- After Jabril Robinson (Rockville, Md./South Kent Prep) got the second half started with a three, Bridgewater fought back to cut it to seven with two triples and a trio of three-point plays to make it 48-41. The Yellow Jackets stopped the bleeding with a quick 6-0 run but BC brought it back within seven at 54-47 with 12:18 to play. The flood gates began to open up from that point, as over the next six minutes, RMC would grow their lead to 24 with a 21-4 run and that run extended to 32-7 over a 10-minute span, giving RMC a comfortable 86-54 lead with two minutes to go. The Yellow Jackets would go on to win 89-62.
Inside the Numbers:
- RMC had 30 assists and just eight turnovers.
- The Yellow Jackets shot 56% from the field on 38-68 shooting.
- RMC forced 20 turnovers and had 13 steals for the second time this season.
- Robinson nearly eclipsed a double-double, scoring 13 points and dishing eight assists while grabbing five rebounds. He also had two steals.
- Keishawn Pulley Jr. (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's School) finished with 13 points, four rebounds, three assists, and a season-high three steals.
- Areikat also totaled 13 points, hitting three triples and having four assists.
- Jones was an efficient 5-7 from the field to score 11 points to couple with four assists.
- Liam Joyce (Allentown, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) finished with three blocks and two steals, giving him seven blocks and 15 steals in the last seven games. He also had eight points and five rebounds.
- RMC had 54 points in the paint, 29 points off turnovers, and 36 bench points.
For the Record:
- Randolph-Macon's 30 assists mark the most in a game since having 32 in a 117-60 win over Shenandoah on Jan. 8, 2019.
Up Next:
- Randolph-Macon will travel to Roanoke for an ODAC contest on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
