Guilford\'s Jordan Snipes (Siler City, N.C./Jordan Matthews), who finished with 20 points, scored seven points during a 16-6 Quakers\' run over the final 5:41 of the first half that gave the Quakers a 43-32 halftime lead. Tim Hahn\'s three-pointer brought the Eagles (0-1) within eight points 3:41 into the second half, but Guilford answered with buckets by Strong and Snipes, followed by a Clay Henson (Glen Alpine, N.C./Freedom) three-pointer that restored a 15-point Guilford lead.
Henson finished with 18 points on a perfect shooting night off the bench in his college debut. Classmate Justin Strickland (Thomasville, N.C./E. Davidson) added 12 points and four boards as Guilford\'s reserves outscored their Eagles\' counterparts, 38-22.
Caleb Kimbrough (Carrboro, N.C./Chapel Hill), who scored five points and had three assists, made three steals and helped Guilford convert 21 Robert Morris turnovers into 20 points. The junior point guard also helped limit the Quakers to only 12 miscues leading to seven Eagles\' points.
Brian Price led Robert Morris with 24 points and seven rebounds.
Guilford play the University of the South Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in its final game of the tournament
Robert Morris-Springfield (IL) vs Guilford 11/18/06 5:00 p.m. at Salem, Va. - Bast Center At Salem, Va. - Bast Center GUILFORD 101, ROBERT MORRIS-SPRINGFIELD (IL) 77 ROBERT MORRIS-SPRINGFIELD (IL) (0-1) PRICE, Brian 12-20 0-0 24; HAHN, Tim 6-8 2-2 19; BUNCH, Chris 5-10 0-0 12; LEE, Corley 2-6 5-6 9; HAMILTON, Antonio 2-5 0-0 4; MARCH, Shawn 1-4 1-2 3; KELLY, Justin 1-7 0-2 3; BATTEY, Andy 1-3 0-0 3; TUCKER, Jonathan 0-0 0-0 0; MORETTO, Tyler 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 8-12 77. GUILFORD (1-0) STRONG, Ben 10-19 3-5 23; SNIPES, Jordan 6-14 6-6 20; HENSON, Clay 5-5 6-6 18; STRICKLAND, Justin 3-6 4-4 12; BELKOSKI, Eric 3-7 1-2 8; BURGE, Thomas 3-7 1-1 7; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 2-5 0-0 5; SANBORN, Tyler 2-3 0-1 4; NEVILLE, George 0-1 2-2 2; CURRIN, Chad 1-2 0-2 2; EDMOND, Ray 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-69 23-29 101. Robert Morris-Springfield (IL) 32 45 - 77 Guilford...................... 43 58 - 101 3-point goals--Robert Morris-Springfield (IL) 9-18 (HAHN, Tim 5-6; BUNCH, Chris 2-5; KELLY, Justin 1-2; BATTEY, Andy 1-2; LEE, Corley 0-2; PRICE, Brian 0-1), Guilford 8-21 (SNIPES, Jordan 2-5; STRICKLAND, Justin 2-5; HENSON, Clay 2-2; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 1-2; BELKOSKI, Eric 1-4; CURRIN, Chad 0-1; BURGE, Thomas 0-2). Fouled out--Robert Morris-Springfield (IL)-None, Guilford-None. Rebounds--Robert Morris-Springfield (IL) 36 (LEE, Corley 8), Guilford 37 (STRONG, Ben 9). Assists--Robert Morris-Springfield (IL) 16 (BATTEY, Andy 5), Guilford 16 (KIMBROUGH, Caleb 3; HENSON, Clay 3; BURGE, Thomas 3). Total fouls--Robert Morris-Springfield (IL) 25, Guilford 14. Technical fouls--Robert Morris-Springfield (IL)-TEAM 2, Guilford-None. A-179 Opening Round of the Jimmy V Classic hosted by Roanoke College Guilford plays the University of the South Sunday (11/19) at 1:00 p.m.