GREENSBORO, N.C. – Guilford College held visiting Maryville (Tenn) College scoreless for the final eight-and-a-half minutes of Saturday’s 61-48 men’s basketball win.
The Quakers (8-2) used sound defense and timely shooting to overcome an early eight-point deficit and win for the eighth time in 10 games. Maryville (6-4) made six of its first eight shots and opened an eight-point lead 5:28 into the game. Guilford’s Josh Pittman scored eight of his game-high 11 points in the first half and teammate Matt McCarthy buried two three-pointers off the bench, which helped the Quakers to within 33-31 at halftime.
Guilford opened the second half with a 7-0 run and took the lead for good on a Carson Sullivan free throw two minutes into the period. The Scots managed just six-of-23 field-goal shooting in the second half and missed all 14 shots (11 field goals, 3 free throws) in the final 8:41. The Quakers outscored Maryville, 10-0, in that time.
The Quakers yielded a season-low 48 points and made Maryville their opponent to shoot less than 40 percent from the field (36.5%). Guilford outrebounded the opposition for the ninth time this year (36-30) and forced 18 turnovers, which led to 25 Quakers’ points.
Pittman added a game-high five assists, three rebounds, two blocks and a steal to his 11 points. McCarthy finished with 10 points off the bench and fellow reserve Gene Efird contributed a career-high nine markers in 10 minutes. Sullivan (8 points) shared game-high rebounding honors (7) with teammate Justin Stafford (7 points).
Milton Stanley’s 10 points led Maryville, which managed just 15 second-half points. Wesley Lambert finished with nine and Oscar Butler had six points and a team-best six rebounds.
Guilford visits St. Mary’s University of Maryland Dec. 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Maryville (Tenn.) vs Guilford
12/17/11 3:00 p.m. at Greensboro, NC – Ragan-Brown Field House
GUILFORD 61, MARYVILLE (TENN.) 48
MARYVILLE (TENN.) (6-4): STANLEY, Milton 4-9 2-4 10; LAMBERT, Wesley 4-8 0-0 9; FORD, Christian 3-7 0-0 7; BODEWIG, Joey 2-6 2-2 6; BUTLER, Oscar 2-7 0-0 6; RAYE, Craig 1-4 2-2 4; RUCKER, Donald 2-4 0-2 4; TERRILL, AJ 1-2 0-0 2; CONARD, Corey 0-0 0-0 0; RIVERA, Alex 0-1 0-0 0; STEPHENS, Philip 0-0 0-0 0; PEAKE, Spencer 0-0 0-0 0; WILLIAMSON, Ben 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 6-10 48.
GUILFORD (8-2): PITTMAN, Josh 4-11 2-4 11; McCARTHY, Matt 3-4 2-2 10; EFIRD, Gene 4-4 1-4 9; SULLIVAN, Carson 3-7 2-4 8; STAFFORD, Justin 3-7 1-2 7; LOWDER, Gabriel 1-3 3-5 6; FREEMAN, Will 2-5 2-5 6; MONROE, Brad 2-2 0-2 4; KOPPENHAVER, Will 0-0 0-0 0; GIBBS, Kevin 0-1 0-0 0; TRACY, Travis 0-1 0-0 0; HINTON, Jarred 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-46 13-28 61.
Maryville (Tenn.)............. 33 15 - 48 Guilford...................... 31 30 - 61
3-point goals–Maryville (Tenn.) 4-17 (BUTLER, Oscar 2-6; FORD, Christian 1-3; LAMBERT, Wesley 1-3; RUCKER, Donald 0-2; WILLIAMSON, Ben 0-2; RAYE, Craig 0-1), Guilford 4-13 (McCARTHY, Matt 2-3; LOWDER, Gabriel 1-1; PITTMAN, Josh 1-7; TRACY, Travis 0-1; SULLIVAN, Carson 0-1).
Fouled out–Maryville (Tenn.)-None, Guilford-None.
Rebounds–Maryville (Tenn.) 30 (BUTLER, Oscar 6), Guilford 36 (SULLIVAN, Carson 7; STAFFORD, Justin 7). Assists–Maryville (Tenn.) 8 (BODEWIG, Joey 2; FORD, Christian 2; STANLEY, Milton 2), Guilford 14 (PITTMAN, Josh 5).
Total fouls–Maryville (Tenn.) 22, Guilford 12.
Technical fouls–Maryville (Tenn.)-None, Guilford-None.
A-288
Nonconference game