Trayvon Lathan scored 26 points to lead the Braves (8-8, 2-3 USA South), who led 59-30 at halftime. Isaac McCall and Joseph Cowan each added 13 for Chowan. Averett (0-17, 0-7 USA South) allowed 60 points in the paint, while only countering with 20 interior points.
Calvin Campbell scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting to pace the Cougars. Andrew Boor and Matthew Jordan each added 11, while Luke Hammond added a career-best 10 points.
Averett committed 24 turnovers in the contest, while shooting 43 percent from the field and 42 percent from 3-point land. However, Chowan had only 14 turnovers and won the battle on the boards by a 43-34 margin.
Averett fell to North Carolina Wesleyan College on Saturday by a 104-95 final. Joey Barksdale scored a career-high 29 points in that outing, including six 3-pointers. Boor also netted a career-high in points (21) and in rebounds (12). It was Boor’s first career double-double.
Averett returns to action on Wednesday with a 7:30 p.m. tip-off in the Grant Center against Ferrum College.
Averett University vs Chowan College Braves 2/01/04 4:00pm at Helms Center At Helms Center CHOWAN COLLEGE BRAVES 107, AVERETT UNIVERSITY 71 AVERETT UNIVERSITY (0-16, 0-7) CAMPBELL, Calvin 5-9 2-2 13; JORDAN, Matthew 3-4 2-2 11; BOOR, Andrew 4-12 3-5 11; HAMMOND, Luke 4-10 0-0 10; GARDNER, Billy 4-7 0-0 8; HARRIS, Jerrod 4-10 0-0 8; JOHNSON, Kashif 1-5 2-2 4; SHELTON, Aaron 1-4 0-0 2; BARKSDALE, Joey 1-2 0-0 2; HUNTER, Marcus 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-65 9-11 71. CHOWAN COLLEGE BRAVES (8-8, 3-3) LATHAN, Trayvon 9-13 7-7 26; McCALL, ISAAC 6-9 1-1 13; COWAN, Joseph 4-11 1-2 13; BROWN, Adrian 5-5 1-3 12; BROWN, Roland 5-8 0-0 11; LATIERRE, Frankie 3-4 0-0 8; JOHNSON, Olajuwon 3-6 1-2 7; STEPNEY, Titus 2-3 0-0 5; HAMBRICK, Wayne 1-2 2-2 4; WOMACK, Bobby 1-2 2-4 4; WILKINSON, Jeremy 1-2 0-0 2; ARTIS, Marcus 1-3 0-0 2; PERRY, Andy 0-8 0-0 0. Totals 41-76 15-21 107. Averett University............ 30 41 - 71 Chowan College Braves......... 59 48 - 107 3-point goals-Averett University 6-14 (JORDAN, Matthew 3-4; HAMMOND, Luke 2-7; CAMPBELL, Calvin 1-2; BARKSDALE, Joey 0-1), Chowan College Braves 10-29 (COWAN, Joseph 4-10; LATIERRE, Frankie 2-2; BROWN, Adrian 1-1; STEPNEY, Titus 1-2; LATHAN, Trayvon 1-2; BROWN, Roland 1-4; ARTIS, Marcus 0-2; PERRY, Andy 0-6). Fouled out--Averett University-None, Chowan College Braves-None. Rebounds-Averett University 34 (GARDNER, Billy 7), Chowan College Braves 43 (McCALL, ISAAC 10). Assists-Averett University 10 (BOOR, Andrew 4), Chowan College Braves 24 (PERRY, Andy 5; LATHAN, Trayvon 5). Total fouls-Averett University 12, Chowan College Braves 14. A-190