Marcellus Morgan scored a game-high 25 points to lead Greensboro College (12-11, 10-3) to a 77-74 USA South win over Christopher Newport (14-10, 8-5) at Hanes Gym on Saturday.
The Pride rebounded from a cold first half for the victory. CNU led 32-23 at the break. GC trailed by as many as 15 points in the second half. The Pride, however, chipped away at the visitors.
Jason Williiams made a three-pointer with 3:02 left to tie the game. He scored his 15 points on 5-10 three-pointers. Trey Williams (10 points) hit a three with 2:12 left to give The Pride the lead for good at 66-64. GC made 9-18 long-range shots in the second half and 12-33 for the game.
The Pride also was 23-28 from the free-throw line. GC converted 6-6 shots from the charity stripe. in the last 21 seconds.
The Captains leaders were Jeremy Romeo (22 points); Othto Hampton (21 points: Blake Brookman (19 points/5-8 three-pointers).
Expect Sunday to be an exciting final day Sunday in conference play. The Pride hosts Shenandoah (9-4), while CNU gets a shot at playing spoiler to USA South leading Methodist (11-2).
Newspaper Box Score Christopher Newport Captains vs Greensboro College 02/21/04 4:00 p.m. at Greensboro College; Hanes Gymnasium At Greensboro College; Hanes Gymnasium GREENSBORO COLLEGE 77, CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT CAPTAINS 74 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT CAPTAINS (14-10; 8-5) ROMEO, Jeremy 8-15 2-3 22; HAMPTON, Otho 7-15 5-5 21; BROOKMAN, Blake 6-10 2-2 19; HEPNER, Mark 2-6 0-0 5; LEWIS, Korey 2-7 0-0 4; BROOKS, Brandon 1-6 0-0 3; SELDON, Dont'a 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-61 9-10 74. GREENSBORO COLLEGE (10-3; 12-11) MORGAN, Marcellus 7-17 7-11 25; WILLIAMS, Jason 5-10 0-0 15; WILLIAMS, Trey 2-8 4-4 10; SCHOETZ, Dshamal 2-5 4-5 8; BATTLE, Justin 2-6 4-4 8; WOOD, Gerry 2-6 0-0 5; MONTRELL, Edward 1-1 0-0 2; PUREFOY, Devarra 0-2 0-0 0; NEWMAN, Truman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 23-28 77. Christopher Newport Captains.. 32 42 - 74 Greensboro College............ 23 54 - 77 3-point goals-Christopher Newport Captains 13-30 (BROOKMAN, Blake 5-8; ROMEO, Jeremy 4-9; HAMPTON, Otho 2-5; BROOKS, Brandon 1-3; HEPNER, Mark 1-3; SELDON, Dont'a 0-1; LEWIS, Korey 0-1), Greensboro College 12-33 (WILLIAMS, Jason 5-10; MORGAN, Marcellus 4-11; WILLIAMS, Trey 2-8; WOOD, Gerry 1-3; NEWMAN, Truman 0-1). Fouled out--Christopher Newport Captains-HAMPTON, Otho, Greensboro College-None. Rebounds-Christopher Newport Captains 30 (HAMPTON, Otho 8), Greensboro College 42 (BATTLE, Justin 10). Assists-Christopher Newport Captains 15 (BROOKMAN, Blake 8), Greensboro College 14 (WILLIAMS, Trey 6). Total fouls-Christopher Newport Captains 19, Greensboro College 12. A-612