Hampden-Sydney led by eight (36-28) at the half, but opened the second stanza on a 10-2 run to push the advantage to 16 (46-30). The Tiger lead grew to as much as 25 (69-44) with a Brandon Randall (Williamsburg, VA/Bruton) three, while a three and pair of free throws by Jeff Monroe (Raleigh, NC/Broughton) down the stretch put the game on ice for Hampden-Sydney.
Jason Holman (Amelia, VA/Amelia Co.) scored 16 points to lead the Tigers as he connected on 6-of-7 from the floor, while Monroe added 15. Senior forward David Willson (Memphis, TN/MUS) recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 boards, as Mike Thompson (Frederick, MD/Linganore) and Brandon Randall each scored 11.
Jared Butler scored a game-high 20 points, thanks to an 11-of-17 effort from the foul line, to lead all players. Kevinn Hunter chipped in with 14 for the Maroons, while NyJuan Hall added eight off the bench.
Hampden-Sydney shot an even 50 percent (25-50) from the floor for the game and limited Roanoke to 40 percent (19-47) shooting. The Tigers out-rebounded the Maroons, 36-24, as the Hampden-Sydney post players held a 24-10 advantage on the boards.
The Tigers shot 41 percent (7-17) from beyond the arc and nailed 24-of-32 (75%) from the foul line, while Roanoke made 38 percent (6-16) from thee point range and 17-of-27 (63%) from the charity stripe. Hampden-Sydney forced 17 Maroon turnovers, while making 14 of its own.
“We’ve been struggling for the last couple weeks, but tonight our effort was good,” said Tiger head coach Bubba Smith. “Our execution has got to get better but it finally it seems some things that we have not been doing well are starting to improve.
Hampden-Sydney returns to action Wednesday night at 7 pm as the team travels to Lynchburg College to take on the Hornets. The game will be broadcast live on FM 95.7 WFLO and on the internet at www.hsc.edu/athletics.
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