College Men’s Basketball Final – Guilford 82. Emory & Henry 68

EMORY, Va. – Senior Josh Pittman (Archdale, N.C./Trinity) poured in a game- and season-high 32 points in Guilford College’s 82-68 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball win at Emory & Henry College Wednesday night. The victory extended Guilford’s winning streak to a season-best seven games.

Pittman stroked seven three-pointers, the most by an ODAC competitor this season, in 13 attempts. He hit three threes during a decisive 18-0 Guilford run in the first half. Emory & Henry’s Charles Smith made one of two free throws 8:14 before halftime to give the Wasps (2-9, 0-4 ODAC) an 18-13 lead, but the Quakers (12-2, 4-1 ODAC) reeled off the next 18 points on the way to a 33-23 halftime edge. Pittman had 11 of his 15 first-half points during the spurt.

Tyler Mullins brought Emory & Henry to within 39-31 three minutes into the second half before Pittman drained back-to-back three-pointers.

The long-distance shots triggered a 19-4 Guilford burst that effectively put the game out of reach. Mullins tried to rally the Wasps, scoring 17 of his team-high 21 points in the second half, but Guilford maintained at least a 13-point lead for the final 15:27. The Quakers shot 61.5 percent from the floor in the second half.

Guilford’s Matt McCarthy scored 14 points and reigning ODAC Player of the Week Zeb Richardson (West Jefferson, N.C./Ashe County) chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds. The Quakers held a narrow 40-38 rebounding edge thanks in part to Jake Hopkins’ (Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth) team-high 10 boards.

Mullins’ 21 points and game-high 12 rebounds paced Emory & Henry, which shot just over 37% from the floor. Myles Turner added 11 points for the Wasps before fouling out. Smith and Tyler Driver both scored nine points.

Guilford visits league-rival Eastern Mennonite Saturday (1/12) for a 2:00 p.m. contest. The Quakers pulled out a 67-64 home victory over the Royals Nov. 28 in Greensboro.

Guilford vs Emory & Henry
01/09/13 7:00 p.m. at Emory, VA – John Rutledge King Center
At Emory, VA – John Rutledge King Center


GUILFORD – 82
EMORY & HENRY – 68

GUILFORD (12-2, 4-1 ODAC): PITTMAN, Josh 9-17 7-9 32; McCARTHY, Matt 5-11 2-2 14; RICHARDSON, Zeb 6-11 1-1 13; FREEMAN, Will 2-5 3-5 7; TRACY, Travis 3-4 0-2 6; HOPKINS, Jake 1-6 2-3 4; STEVENSON, Ben 1-2 0-0 3; HINTON, Jarred 1-1 1-4 3. Totals 28-57 16-26 82.

EMORY & HENRY (2-9, 0-4 ODAC): MULLINS, Tyler 8-15 3-4 21; TURNER, Myles 3-11 3-5 11; SMITH, Charles 2-6 5-10 9; DRIVER, Tyler 4-5 0-0 9; BROWN, Stephen 3-7 0-0 8; MURRELL, Armando 1-6 2-7 4; TERRELL, Jorel 1-5 0-0 3; PEARMAN, Brett 1-1 0-0 3; SCHWARTZ, Jordan 0-1 0-0 0; ANZENBERGER, Kevin 0-2 0-0 0; GIBSON, Onell 0-0 0-0 0; LETT, K.J. 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 23-62 13-26 68.

   Guilford......................   33   49  -   82
   Emory & Henry.................   23   45  -   68

3-point goals–Guilford 10-21 (PITTMAN, Josh 7-13; McCARTHY, Matt 2-6; STEVENSON, Ben 1-2), Emory & Henry 9-20 (TURNER, Myles 2-3; MULLINS, Tyler 2-3; BROWN, Stephen 2-4; PEARMAN, Brett 1-1; DRIVER, Tyler 1-2; TERRELL, Jorel 1-2; ANZENBERGER, Kevin 0-2; LETT, K.J. 0-3).
Fouled out–Guilford-None, Emory & Henry-TURNER, Myles.
Rebounds–Guilford 40 (HOPKINS, Jake 10), Emory & Henry 38 (MULLINS, Tyler 12).
Assists–Guilford 11 (HINTON, Jarred 4), Emory & Henry 11 (PEARMAN, Brett 3).
Total fouls–Guilford 19, Emory & Henry 21.
Technical fouls–Guilford-None, Emory & Henry-None.
Attendance–245
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game