SALEM, Va. – Roanoke College knocked in a school-record 18 three-pointers in a comfortable 72-46 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) men’s basketball win over Guilford College Wednesday night.
The Quakers (18-4, 11-2 ODAC) lost for just the second time in 15 games. Guilford is ranked 22nd in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll and first in the February 8 NCAA Division III South Region Rankings.
John Fitchett drained six-of-11 three-pointers and three other Maroons (12-9, 7-6 ODAC) knocked down three triples apiece in Roanoke’s long-distance barrage. Fitchett finished with a game-high 24 points, including 14 in the second half behind four-of-six shooting from beyond the arc. Teammate Caleb Jordan had 15 points on six-of-nine shooting, which included three three-pointers. The Maroons’ Eli Sumpter was a perfect four-for-four from the floor with three three-pointers and 11 points. Joey Miller drained three triples off the bench en route to nine points.
Six different Maroons made a three-pointer and 10 tried one as 41 of Roanoke’s 55 shots were from distance. The hosts connected on 18 of 41 three-pointers (43.9%), compared to one-of-17 three-point shooting by the Quakers. Guilford missed its first 15 three-pointers before Michael Reiney knocked down his team’s lone trifecta with less than three minutes left in regulation.
Roanoke made six straight field goals, including four three-pointers, in a decisive 16-4 run early in the first half. Fitchett capped the spurt with a layup that opened a 23-8 cushion eight minutes before the half. Thanks to seven-of-20 three-point shooting by Roanoke and 0-for-8 three-point shooting by the Quakers, the Maroons held a 31-18 halftime lead.
Guilford’s Alston Thompson paced the Quakers with 14 points and eight rebounds. The Maroons harassed the Quakers’ top scorer, sophomore Carson Long, into three-of-14 shooting, including 0-for-6 from three-point range, and eight points. Guilford managed just 26.8 percent field-goal shooting, the team’s lowest percentage since the season opener.
Coach Tom Palombo’s Quakers host league-leading Randolph-Macon College (16-6, 12-1 ODAC) Saturday (2/11) at 4:30 p.m.
Photos by Andy Gore. Box Score follows:
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Guilford vs Roanoke
02/08/17 7:00 pm at Salem, VA – Cregger Center
At Salem, VA – Cregger Center
ROANOKE 72
GUILFORD 46
GUILFORD (18-4, 11-2 ODAC): THOMPSON, Alston 6-14 2-6 14; LONG, Carson 3-14 2-2 8; GORE, Jaylen 1-4 3-4 5; STEPHENS, PJ 2-4 0-0 4; HENDERSON, Dominique 1-5 1-2 3; REINEY, Michael 1-1 0-0 3; GREGORY, Kyler 0-3 2-2 2; HOUSTON, Zachary 1-4 0-0 2; EDMONDSON, Cameron 0-0 2-2 2; WELLS, Trent 0-0 2-4 2; LAWSON, Daniel 0-0 1-2 1; BEST, Justen 0-1 0-0 0; ROSENBAUM, Chase 0-0 0-0 0; ROGERS, Jarrod 0-5 0-0 0; MILLER, Justin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-56 15-24 46.
ROANOKE (12-9, 7-6 ODAC): FITCHETT, John 9-16 0-1 24; JORDAN, Caleb 6-9 0-0 15; SUMPTER, Eli 4-4 0-0 11; MILLER, Joey 3-4 0-0 9; CALDWELL, John 3-10 0-0 8; MILES, C.J. 1-5 0-0 3; FREUND, Josh 1-2 0-0 2; HARRELL, Brandon 0-1 0-0 0; SEAMAN, Mark 0-0 0-0 0; HASSELL, Dustin 0-1 0-0 0; QUALLS, Nick 0-0 0-0 0; MIKALAUSKAS, Joe 0-0
0-0 0; WHIPP, Connor 0-2 0-0 0; LARKIN, Jack 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 0-1 72.
Guilford...................... 18 28 - 46 Roanoke....................... 31 41 - 72
3-point goals–Guilford 1-17 (REINEY, Michael 1-1; LONG, Carson 0-6; GORE,Jaylen 0-1; STEPHENS, PJ 0-2; HENDERSON, Dominique 0-1; GREGORY, Kyler 0-1; HOUSTON, Zachary 0-2; BEST, Justen 0-1; ROGERS, Jarrod 0-2), Roanoke 18-41 (FITCHETT, John 6-11; MILLER, Joey 3-4; SUMPTER, Eli 3-3; JORDAN, Caleb 3-5; CALDWELL, John 2-9; MILES, C.J. 1-5; HARRELL, Brandon 0-1; HASSELL, Dustin 0-1; WHIPP, Connor 0-1; LARKIN, Jack 0-1).
Fouled out–Guilford-None, Roanoke-None.
Rebounds–Guilford 45 (THOMPSON, Alston 8), Roanoke 31 (FREUND, Josh 6).
Assists–Guilford 4 (GORE, Jaylen 2), Roanoke 15 (MILES, C.J. 5).
Total fouls–Guilford 9, Roanoke 18.
Technical fouls–Guilford-None, Roanoke-None.
A-998
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game
Guilford is ranked 22nd in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll and #1 in the NCAA Division III South Region Poll.