College Men’s Basketball Final – Guilford 76, Roanoke 48

SALEM, Va. – Josh Pittman (Archdale, N.C./Trinity) totaled 19 points, six rebounds and seven assists in Guilford College’s 76-48 Old Dominion Athletic Conference basketball win at Roanoke College Wednesday.

The Quakers (15-5, 7-4 ODAC) raced to a 47-25 halftime lead to snap their first three-game ODAC losing skid since 2006. Matt McCarthy hit for 13 of his 16 points in the opening half and Pittman added 11 for Guilford, which made seven three-pointers in the frame. The Quakers shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half, as compared to Roanoke’s 29.7 percent shooting. The Maroons (8-12, 1-10 ODAC) misfired on all nine three-point attempts in the opening period. Guilford scored the first seven points of the second half, which opened a 54-25 margin before Roanoke’s Daniel Eacho scored at the 15:30 mark. The Maroons drew no closer than 21 points the rest of the way.

The Quakers had four double-figure scorers, led by backcourt mates Pittman and McCarthy. Forward Jake Hopkins (Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth) scored 11 points and center Will Freeman added 10 off the bench, all in the first half. Guilford enjoyed a commanding 51-38 rebounding advantage, led by rookie Zeb Richardson’s (West Jefferson, N.C./Ashe County) game-high 10 rebounds.

Eacho finished with a team-high nine points for Roanoke. The Maroons managed just 27.5% field-goal shooting, including two-for-22 from beyond the arc.

Guilford hosts league newcomer Shenandoah University Saturday (2/2) at 2:00 p.m.

Guilford vs Roanoke
01/30/13 7:00 p.m. at Salem, VA – Bast Gymnasium
At Salem, VA – Bast Gymnasium


GUILFORD – 76
ROANOKE – 48

GUILFORD (15-5; 7-4 ODAC): PITTMAN, Josh 6-14 2-2 19; McCARTHY, Matt 6-15 0-0 16; HOPKINS, Jake 4-7 3-4 11; FREEMAN, Will 4-6 2-2 10; TRACY, Travis 3-5 0-0 8; RICHARDSON, Zeb 1-4 4-4 6; STEVENSON, Ben 1-2 0-0 3; GREENE, Cole 1-1 0-0 2; HURT, Howard 0-2 1-2 1; MORRISON, James 0-0 0-0 0; WOODRUFF, Daniel 0-1 0-0 0; HINTON, Jarred 0-0 0-0 0; COMBS, Drew 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 12-14 76.

ROANOKE (8-12; 1-10 ODAC): EACHO, Daniel 4-9 1-1 9; RAMIREZ, Julian 3-10 2-2 8; AKERS, Tyler 2-10 2-2 6; AMPONSAH, Kwasi 3-9 0-0 6; WEANT, Alexander 1-5 2-2 4; SMITH, Cameron 2-4 0-0 4; VULEVIC, Stefan 1-5 0-0 3; LACY, Clay 1-2 0-0 3; THACKER, Jordan 1-7 0-0 2; BARRETT, Zach 1-5 0-0 2; MOATS, Matt 0-1 1-2 1; BRADSHAW, Jimmy 0-0 0-0 0; BRADLEY, Seth 0-0 0-0 0; TOOMEY, Connor 0-0 0-0 0; HUMPHRIES, Ethan 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-69 8-9 48.

   Guilford......................   47   29  -   76
   Roanoke.......................   25   23  -   48

3-point goals–Guilford 12-35 (PITTMAN, Josh 5-13; McCARTHY, Matt 4-12; TRACY, Travis 2-3; STEVENSON, Ben 1-2; HURT, Howard 0-1; WOODRUFF, Daniel 0-1; COMBS, Drew 0-3), Roanoke 2-22 (LACY, Clay 1-2; VULEVIC, Stefan 1-3; AKERS, Tyler 0-3; AMPONSAH, Kwasi 0-2; THACKER, Jordan 0-4; BARRETT, Zach 0-2; HUMPHRIES, Ethan 0-2; RAMIREZ, Julian 0-4).
Fouled out–Guilford-None, Roanoke-None.
Rebounds–Guilford 51 (RICHARDSON, Zeb 10), Roanoke 38 (SMITH, Cameron 7).
Assists–Guilford 20 (PITTMAN, Josh 7), Roanoke 8 (RAMIREZ, Julian 3).
Total fouls–Guilford 11, Roanoke 11.
Technical fouls–Guilford-None, Roanoke-None.
Attendance –713

Old Dominion Athletic Conference game