SALEM, Va.Â
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Keishawn Pulley Jr. and
Jabril Robinson combined to hit 11 threes and score 47 points as Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball captured a big win, 78-64 at Roanoke on Saturday.
Score:Â #13 Randolph-Macon 78, Roanoke 64
Venue:Â Â Cregger Center/Roanoke College
Records:Â Randolph-Macon (15-3, 8-1 ODAC), Roanoke (14-4, 8-2 ODAC)
How it Happened:
- Roanoke hit a three pointer to open the scoring less than a minute into the game before Malcolm Hodges (Richmond, Va./Monacan) got the Yellow Jackets on the board to make the score 3-2. RMC held a 10-8 lead with 16:25 left in the first before a 9-0 run gave the Maroons a 17-10 lead. Keishawn Pulley Jr. (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's School) caught fire in the opening frame, hitting a pair of threes to give RMC a 26-22 lead with six minutes until half. Roanoke broke the run with a pair of free throws, but Pulley Jr. had five straight points followed by a triple by Jabril Robinson (Rockville, Md./South Kent Prep) to give RMC a 10-point lead at 34-24. The Maroons cut it to eight before half, as RMC held a 39-31 lead at the break.
- Roanoke began the second half by chipping away at the deficit by getting to the free throw line, cutting the lead down to four at 41-37. That was as close as the score got the rest of the game, as less than five minutes later, RMC held a 56-43 lead with 12:44 to go. Roanoke got the deficit back down to nine at 64-55, but RMC quickly pushed it back to double digits. The lead reached 15 points with 2:45 to go, making the deficit insurmountable for the Maroons. The Yellow Jackets closed out a 78-64 road win.
Inside the Numbers:
- Pulley Jr. posted a season-high 25 points and knocked down seven of ten three point attempts.
- Robinson hit four threes and finished with 22 points.
- Robinson and Pulley Jr. have combined for 21 threes in the last two meetings between RMC and Roanoke.
- Amr Areikat (Ramallah, Palestine/Langley) had 14 points off the bench.
- Liam Joyce (Allentown, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) neared a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds.
- RMC shot an even 50% from the field and shot 56% from three, making 13 from beyond the arc.
- RMC's eight turnovers mark the 12th game this season where the Yellow Jackets have had less than 10 turnovers.
For the Record:
- Randolph-Macon has now won 15 straight against the Maroons and is 42-2 against Roanoke since 2001.
Up Next:
- Randolph-Macon will travel to Virginia Wesleyan for a 7:00 p.m. ODAC contest on Wednesday.
