College Men’s Basketball Final – Guilford 65, Randolph-Macon 55

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Freshman Zeb Richardson (West Jefferson, N.C./Ashe County) paced four Quakers in double-figure scoring with a career- and game-high 15 points in Guilford College’s 65-55 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball win over Randolph-Macon College Saturday.

Richardson netted nine points in the second half, which saw the Quakers erase a 29-27 halftime deficit. Guilford (4-1, 2-0 ODAC) shot better than 57 percent from the floor in the second half, compared to the Yellow Jackets’ 38 percent shooting.

Lamar Giggetts’ basket with 12:07 left in the game gave Randolph-Macon (2-4, 1-1 ODAC) its final lead, 42-41. The Quakers answered with a 17-7 run over the next nine minutes that decided the contest.

Richardson led a dominant performance by the Quakers’ frontcourt. Guilford outscored the Yellow Jackets, 42-16, in the paint and enjoyed a 41-30 rebounding edge. Junior forward Jake Hopkins (Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth) scored 12 points and had six rebounds for Guilford. Fellow forward Will Freeman chipped in 10 points off the bench and guard Josh Pittman (Archdale, N.C./Trinity) collected a double-double with 10 points and career-high 10 assists. He also had six rebounds, three steals and a block in a solid all-around effort. Senior center Kevin Gibbs scored six points and had a game-high eight rebounds, five off the offensive glass.

Giggetts paced the Yellow Jackets with 12 points and Chris Hamilton added 11 off the bench thanks to a game-high three three-point goals. Andre Simon finished with nine points and six rebounds.

Guilford continues its three-game homestand Wednesday (12/5) at 7:30 p.m. versus cross-town rival Greensboro College.

Randolph-Macon vs Guilford
12/01/12 3:00 p.m. at Greensboro, NC – Ragan-Brown Field House
At Greensboro, NC – Ragan-Brown Field House
GUILFORD 65, RANDOLPH-MACON 55

RANDOLPH-MACON (2-4, 1-1 ODAC)
GIGGETTS, Lamar 6-10 0-0 12; HAMILTON, Chris 4-6 0-0 11; SULLIVAN, Connor 3-9 2-2 9; SIMON, Andre 4-5 1-4 9; HOLMES, Akeem 1-4 2-2 5; COLE, Dylan 1-1
1-2 3; BADGER, Marcus 1-6 0-0 2; JACKSON, Evan 1-2 0-0 2; HASSELL, Joe 1-2 0-1 2; DOZIER, Braeshaun 0-0 0-0 0; ROBINSON, Jamie 0-4 0-0 0; WALKER, Trent
0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 6-11 55.

GUILFORD (4-1, 2-0 ODAC)
RICHARDSON, Zeb 7-11 1-2 15; HOPKINS, Jake 6-8 0-0 12; FREEMAN, Will 4-8 2-2 10; PITTMAN, Josh 3-11 4-5 10; GIBBS, Kevin 3-8 0-0 6; HINTON, Jarred 2-2
0-1 5; McCARTHY, Matt 2-9 0-0 5; TRACY, Travis 0-6 2-2 2; STEVENSON, Ben 0-1 0-0 0; TURPIN, Clarence 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 9-12 65.

   Randolph-Macon................   29   26  -   55
   Guilford......................   27   38  -   65

3-point goals–Randolph-Macon 5-18 (HAMILTON, Chris 3-5; SULLIVAN, Connor 1-4; HOLMES, Akeem 1-3; BADGER, Marcus 0-1; ROBINSON, Jamie 0-4; GIGGETTS, Lamar 0-1), Guilford 2-12 (HINTON, Jarred 1-1; McCARTHY, Matt 1-4; PITTMAN, Josh 0-6; STEVENSON, Ben 0-1).
Fouled out–Randolph-Macon-None, Guilford-None.
Rebounds–Randolph-Macon 30 (SIMON, Andre 6), Guilford 41 (GIBBS, Kevin 8). Assists–Randolph-Macon 10 (WALKER, Trent 4), Guilford 15 (PITTMAN, Josh 10).
Total fouls–Randolph-Macon 17, Guilford 15.
Technical fouls–Randolph-Macon-None, Guilford-None.
Attendance-306
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game