Randolph-MacOn College Athletics issued the following announcement on Feb. 5
Junior Miles Mallory (Beltsville, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) scored 19 points, one of four Yellow Jackets to score in double figures, as the top-ranked Randolph-Macon men's basketball team outlasted Roanoke 72-67 in ODAC action on Saturday afternoon on Alumni Day to extend its win streak to 14.
The Basics:
Score: Randolph-Macon 72, Roanoke 67
Venue: Crenshaw Gym
Records: R-MC 20-1, 12-0 ODAC; RC 15-6, 7-5 ODAC
How it Happened:
- The Maroons hit a three-pointer to start the scoring before buckets by junior Josh Talbert (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) and senior Buzz Anthony (Arnold, Md./Archbishop Spalding) gave the Yellow Jackets their first lead. RC scored the next five points before Talbert and Mallory scored in the paint to level the score at 8-8 with 15:50 left in the first half. The Maroons scored six straight points to take their largest lead at 14-8 before triples by sophomore Will Coble (Charlotte, N.C./Davidson Day) and senior DaQuan Morris (Philadelphia, Pa./Hill School) tied it at 14-14 with 12:30 remaining. R-MC trailed 20-18 before treys by Morris sparked and capped a 13-4 run as R-MC took a 31-24 lead with 4:45 left. RC used a 10-4 spurt to pull within one before Morris hit three free throws and Anthony sank a pair of foul shots to push the lead back to six at 40-34 with 42 seconds left. After a layup by the Maroons, Anthony hit a jumper just before the horn to give the home team a 42-36 edge at the break. Morris had 12 points in the first period.
- RC started the second half with a 12-3 run to take a 48-45 lead with 15:45 left in the contest. Anthony had a layup to end an 8-0 spurt as R-MC reclaimed the lead at 53-48 with 13:30 remaining. A 6-2 run by the visitors made it a one-point game at 55-54 before Anthony had six points in a 15-4 spurt as the Yellow Jackets took their largest lead at 70-58 with 5:30 left before R-MC would register the 72-67 victory.
- The Yellow Jackets had four score in double figures. Along with 19 by Mallory, Anthony added 16, Morris put in 12 and Talbert tallied 10.
- Anthony recorded seven assists and Talbert distributed five.
- R-MC had a 32-29 edge on the glass. Sophomore Daniel Mbangue (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) paced the victors with six, while Mallory and Talbert both grabbed five.
- The Yellow Jackets committed a season-low five turnovers.
- The Yellow Jackets extended their home win streak to 42, the longest current streak in Division III.
- Over the past four seasons, R-MC is 87-7 overall (.926) and 45-2 in ODAC contests (.957).
- Mallory had two blocks to raise his career total to 152, the second-highest total in program history. Pat Holland owns the R-MC record with 174
- Anthony had 16 points to give him 1,756 for his career, the fourth-highest total in program history.
- Anthony had seven assists to give him 698, the most in ODAC history and the second-highest total in program history. Paul Jez owns the R-MC record with 747.
- Anthony had two steals to raise his career total to 221, a program record.
- R-MC will travel to Bridgewater on Thursday, Feb. 10 for a 7:30 p.m. ODAC contest.
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