ASHLAND, Va. – Keishawn Pulley Jr. used 21 first half points to help guide Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball to a 95-69 conference win over Randolph on Wednesday night.
Score: Randolph-Macon 95, Randolph 69
Venue: Crenshaw Gym
Records: Randolph-Macon (10-3, 4-1 ODAC), Randolph (5-7, 1-4 ODAC)
How it Happened:
- The WildCats jumped out to a 13-2 lead in the first 4:18 of the game but RMC found their footing to cut the deficit to one at 13:12. RMC took their first lead when Oliver Jones (Middletown, Del./South Kent Prep) flipped a turnover into a layup on the other end. Randolph went back up by seven at 26-19 with 8:14 to go until half. RMC took the lead for good on a Malcolm Hodges (Richmond, Va./Monacan) layup to make it 31-29 with 4:05 until half. A three pointer by Jones gave the Yellow Jackets a 47-33 lead and they took a 47-34 lead into the halftime break.
- The lead grew to 20 in the first five minutes of the second half at 58-38. Four and a half minutes later, Jones hit two threes and Jabril Robinson (Rockville, Md./South Kent Prep) hit a triple to push the lead to 77-47. Over the next six minutes, Randolph cut the lead back to 20, but the Yellow Jackets continued to run away with the game, cruising to the finish line for a 95-69 win.
Inside the Numbers:
- Keishawn Pulley Jr. (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's School) had 21 points and hit five threes, all in the first half.
- Malcolm Hodges had a double-double for the second straight game and third time this season. He finished with 15 points on 7-10 shooting and 10 rebounds.
- Amr Areikat (Ramallah, Palestine/Langley) totaled 14 points and a career-high eight rebounds along with four assists.
- Jones scored a career-best 12 points and hit three triples.
- Robinson filled the stat sheet with eight points, seven rebounds, and five assists.
- RMC had 21 assists, their most in a game this season and third time in the last four games with 20+ assists.
For the Record:
- RMC had 55 rebounds, their most in a game since Dec. 9, 2009, when they had 57 against Emory & Henry.
Up Next:
- Randolph-Macon will travel to Washington and Lee on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
