The Pride advances to face host Otterbein in the championship game of the Smokey Ballenger "O" Club Classic at 8 p.m. on Thursday.
GC trailed by as much as 13 points in the first half but rallied for the win. Hot-shooting helped as Greensboro shot a season-high 49 percent (30-61) from the field. The Pride also shot a season-high 75 percent on three-pointers (5-7).
Daron Williams came off the bench and chipped in 15 points. Williams was 4-4 from the field, made 3-3 three-pointers and converted all 4 free throw attempts. Teammate Ed Montrell scored 10 points and had 7 rebounds. Truman Newman dished 6 assists for GC.
The win snapped a 6-game Pride losing streak, the last three of which were to NCAA Division I clubs. "I said to the team that we won't face anyone as tough as our last three games," said GC Head coach Rusty LaRue. "Those games helped and we did a lot of good things tonight."
Mt. St. Joseph's (5-4) was paced by Derrick Jones who scored 29 points. The Pride defense, however, held MSJ to 33 percent shooting (22-67).
GC record 3-6, Streak W1; Up next vs Otterbein, @ Otterbein Tournament, 12-30, 8 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Greensboro College vs Mount St. Joseph 12/29/04 8:00 p.m. at Rike Center; Westerville, OH At Rike Center; Westerville, OH GREENSBORO COLLEGE 86, MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 82 GREENSBORO COLLEGE (3-6) BLACKSTOCK, Rodney 8-16 7-7 24; WILLIAMS, Daron 4-4 4-4 15; MONTRELL, Eddie 5-9 0-0 10; NEWMAN, James 2-7 5-6 9; BRYANT, B.J. 2-4 3-4 7; SOUTHALL, Jonathan 3-5 0-2 7; HOLLOWAY, Brian 2-4 2-3 6; HARRIS, Shaun 3-5 0-0 6; NEWMAN, Truman 1-3 0-0 2; BATTLE, Justin 0-2 0-0 0; THERIAULT, Francois 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-61 21-26 86. MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (5-4) Jones, Derrick 8-12 11-16 29; Smith, Marcus 4-15 4-4 14; Darthard, Kevin 3-15 3-5 10; Huening, Chris 1-7 7-8 9; Perry, Jeff 2-5 2-2 7; Johnson, Nick 2-4 1-2 5; Noschang, Robbie 1-7 3-3 5; Shelton, Kevin 1-2 0-0 3; Brogden, Logan 0-0 0-0 0; Shepherd, Scott 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-67 31-40 82. Greensboro College............ 37 49 - 86 Mount St. Joseph.............. 38 44 - 82 3-point goals-Greensboro College 5-7 (WILLIAMS, Daron 3-3; SOUTHALL, Jonathan 1-1; BLACKSTOCK, Rodney 1-2; HARRIS, Shaun 0-1), Mount St. Joseph 7-22 (Smith, Marcus 2-4; Jones, Derrick 2-3; Shelton, Kevin 1-1; Darthard, Kevin 1-4; Perry, Jeff 1-2; Noschang, Robbie 0-5; Johnson, Nick 0-1; Huening, Chris 0-2). Fouled out--Greensboro College-None, Mount St. Joseph-None. Rebounds-Greensboro College 40 (BLACKSTOCK, Rodney 7; MONTRELL, Eddie 7), Mount St. Joseph 42 (Jones, Derrick 9). Assists-Greensboro College 21 (NEWMAN, Truman 6), Mount St. Joseph 11 (Perry, Jeff 3; Huening, Chris 3). Total fouls-Greensboro College 28, Mount St. Joseph 22. A-84 Semifinals of the "O" Club Classic Greensboro advances to the "O" Club Classic title game vs. Otterbein.