LYNCHBURG, Va. - Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball hit 13 threes, recorded 29 assists on 35 made field goals and had 13 players record a point, as they concluded the week with a 94-36 thrashing win over Randolph.
The Basics:
Score: #5 Randolph-Macon 94, Randolph 36
Venue: Lynchburg, Va. // Frances and Don Giles Gymnasium // Randolph College
Records: Randolph-Macon (15-2, 7-2 ODAC), Randolph (4-13, 0-8 ODAC)
How it Happened:
- Randolph-Macon made its first five shots of the game to open up an early 12-0 lead with 16:21 on the clock. Keishawn Pulley Jr. (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's School) led the way with back-to-back three balls, scoring six of the 12 points for the Yellow Jackets. The WildCats recorded their first points of the game with a Chris Hayes lay-up at the 15:53 mark of the first half. Randolph-Macon saw scoring contributions from seven different players over the next nine minutes of the game, outscoring Randolph 24-7 and with 6:00 left in the half had a 36-9 lead. Theartis Battle (Baltimore, Md./John Carroll) led the group with five points, along with Liam Joyce (Allentown, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) and Bryce Scott (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day) that each scored four points. James Carswell (Charlotte, N.C./Cox Mill) connected on a three-pointer to extend the first half lead to 32 points, RMC leading 43-11 with 3:21 on the clock. The WildCats made the final two shots of the first half, but the Lemon and Black used a 70.4 percent shooting clip to take a 49-16 lead into halftime.
- In the second half, Randolph-Macon opened up play on a 16-2 run that lasted until the 13:53 mark of the half. Theo Antinori (Asheville, N.C./Rabun Gap) led five scorers with five points, as RMC took a commanding 65-18 lead. Jack Loyd (Fairfax, Va./Flint Hill) buried a three ball with 12:08 on the clock, sending the Randolph-Macon lead to 50 points, leading the WildCats 70-20. The largest lead of the game came with :35 seconds left in the contest, as Daniel Keogh (Henrico, Va./Mills Godwin) knocked down a triple and gave RMC a 94-34 lead. Randolp scored the final bucket of the game and the Yellow Jackets took home the convincing 94-36 victory.
Inside the Numbers:
- Randolph-Macon shot 58.3 percent from the floor, as Randolph knocked down 22.4 percent of its shots.
- The Yellow Jackets outrebounded the WildCats 48-to-24 in the entire game.
- Antinori led the Lemon and Black in scoring with 14 points. The junior added four rebounds and three steals.
- Amr Areikat (Ramallah, Palestine./Langley) had 11 points, six assists, four rebounds and a steal for the Yellow Jackets.
- Carswell and Loyd each finished with nine points in the game. The duo combined to shoot 6-of-10 from behind the arc for Randolph-Macon.
- Pulley Jr., Scott and Joyce all had eight points in the game. The trio also put together 12 rebounds combined.
- Battle concluded his game with seven points, six rebounds and an assist.
- Delani Hammonds (Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell) finished with eight assists to go with six rebounds and five points.
Up Next
Randolph-Macon will host Eastern Mennonite on Wednesday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m.
