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Wednesday,
December 4, 2002 BLUE
HOSE SHAKE OFF COLD START TO DEFEAT BENEDICT 66-49 COLUMBIA,
S.C. — Presbyterian College men’s basketball team shook
off a cold start to come-from-behind to defeat Benedict
College 66-49 in non-conference action Tuesday night. The Benedict Tigers opened
the game on a 15-3 run keyed by five points by junior
guard Charles McFadden (St. Matthews, S.C. PC responded with a 15-6 run to
cut the lead to 21-18 at the 6:11 mark on
a layup by freshman forward Tray
Ballenger (Wellford, S.C.). PC would not get any
closer before intermission as the Tigers outscored the
Blue Hose 10-6 down the stretch to take a 31-24 lead
into halftime. The second half was a
different story as the Blue Hose used a 8-3 run to open
the second frame and tie the game at 34-34 at the 16:51
mark on a jumper by freshman forward Michael Drum (Rural Hall, N.C.). Drum
would hit his second straight basket moments later to
give PC their first lead (36-34) of the game. The Blue Hose took control
of the game from that point and outscored the Tigers
42-18 in the second half and held Benedict to 20.0%
shooting from the field while forcing seven turnovers.
PC shook off their 30.8% shooting in the first half by
shooting 65.0% from the field after halftime and
finished the game shooting 45.7%. PC pushed the lead to
as many as 18 points (66-48) on a free throw by senior
center Rod
Isom (Anderson, S.C.) with :55 seconds remaining
in the game. Junior guard Matt Scully (Dunwoody,
Ga.) keyed the second half surge for the Blue Hose and
finished the game with nine points and seven assists
while hitting three-of-five from three-point land.
Scully played 33 minutes on the night and turned the
ball over only one time. Senior guard Chuck Rayford (Greenville, S.C.) led
three Blue Hose players in double figures with 13 points
followed by Drum with 11 points and Isom added 10 points
and nine rebounds. Benedict was led by
McFadden’s 12 points followed by junior guard Quentin
McCombs (Greenville, S.C.) who added 11 points.
Presbyterian improves to 6-2 on the season while Benedict falls to 1-3. The Blue Hose return to action on Thursday, December 5 as they host Anderson College at 7:00 pm. The Tigers also return to action on Thursday as they travel to Memphis, TN to take on Lemoyne Owens College at 8:00 pm. |