GREENSBORO, N.C. – Charles Bryant’s game-high 19 points led visiting Averett University to a 74-62 basketball win at Guilford College Tuesday night.
Bryant had 11 points on five-for-five shooting in the first half, which helped Averett (3-1) to a 39-32 halftime lead. The Cougars outscored Guilford, 11-4, in the first six and a half minutes of the second half and built a 19-point lead before the Quakers (3-1) rallied.
Guilford’s Trevor Mayo scored 10 of his 11 points in the second half and helped spark the comeback. His free throw with 4:31 remaining capped a 17-8 Quakers’ run that drew the hosts to within 61-54 with 4:31 remaining.
A Will Freeman layup with 1:46 remaining made it a 67-62 game and got the Quakers back into the contest. Guilford forced a missed shot at the other end of the floor, but Averett’s Trevor West came up with the offensive rebound and the Quakers were forced to start fouling. The Cougars made seven of eight free throws in the final minutes to secure the win.
James Contreras, Jr. made four of those free throws and finished with 12 points. Bradley Robinson also tallied 12 and Trevor West added 11. Carter Jones collected seven points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
Freeman’s 14 points paced three Quakers in double-figure scoring. He also collected six rebounds and blocked two shots. Mayo added eight rebounds and three assists to his 11 points. Justen Best popped in 11 points off the bench thanks to three three-pointers. Zachary Houston contributed three points, a team-high 12 rebounds, two assists and three steals.
Coach Tom Palombo’s Quakers host Methodist University Wednesday (12/2) at 7:00 p.m.
Averett vs Guilford
11/24/15 5:30 p.m. at Greensboro, NC – Ragan-Brown Field House
AVERETT 74
GUILFORD 62
AVERETT (3-1) Charles Bryant 9-10 0-0 19; James Contreras Jr. 3-9 6-6 12; Bradley Robinson 4-11 2-3 12; Trevor West 4-13 2-2 11; Carter Jones 0-2 7-12 7; JaColby Hawkins 2-3 1-2 5; Austin DeLucia 0-3 2-2 2; Devontae Pannell 1-1 0-0 2; Darin Ketner 0-2 2-2 2; Davis Absher 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 23-55 24-31 74.
GUILFORD (3-1) FREEMAN, Will 7-11 0-0 14; MAYO, Trevor 4-11 3-5 11; BEST, Justen 4-9 0-0 11; HYATT, Trever 3-12 1-2 9; ROGERS, Jarrod 2-8 4-6 8; LONG, Carson 1-2 1-2 4; HOUSTON, Zachary 0-6 3-4 3; METZ, AJ 0-3 2-4 2; REINEY, Michael 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-62 14-23 62.
Averett....................... 39 35 - 74 Guilford...................... 32 30 - 62
3-point goals–Averett 4-17 (Bradley Robinson 2-6; Trevor West 1-4; Charles Bryant 1-1; Austin DeLucia 0-2; Darin Ketner 0-1; James Contreras Jr. 0-3), Guilford 6-25 (BEST, Justen 3-6; HYATT, Trever 2-8; LONG, Carson 1-2; HOUSTON, Zachary 0-2; METZ, AJ 0-1; ROGERS, Jarrod 0-4; MAYO, Trevor 0-2).
Fouled out–Averett-None, Guilford-ROGERS, Jarrod.
Rebounds–Averett 39 (Carter Jones 13), Guilford 42 (HOUSTON, Zachary 12).
Assists–Averett 12 (James Contreras Jr. 4), Guilford 13 (ROGERS, Jarrod 4).
Total fouls–Averett 22, Guilford 24.
Technical fouls–Averett-None, Guilford-None.
A-200
nonconference game