The NAIA Panthers (6-5) placed five student-athletes in double-figure scoring in their third straight win. The NCAA Division III Quakers drop to 4-4 with their third consecutive setback.
Guilford scrapped back from an early deficit to tie the game at 17 midway through the first half, but Massey fueled a decisive 30-6 Panthers' run over the next nine minutes that helped the guests to a 53-28 halftime lead. Massey, a guard, scored 13 of his 15 first-half points during the spurt, including eight straight in a 64-second span.
Freshman center Austyn Covington (Reynoldsburg, OH/Reynoldsburg) opened the second-half scoring and gave Ohio Dominican a 55-28 edge, its largest of the game. Guilford twice rallied to within 15 points midway through the period, but could not slow the hot-shooting Panthers, who made 56.9 percent of their field goals and outrebounded the Quakers, 38-31. Ohio Dominican outscored Guilford, 54-40, in the paint and converted 16 offensive rebounds into 19 points.
Busch, who added eight rebounds, made nine-of-13 shots from the floor and scored 13 second-half points. Covington notched his team-leading sixth double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. His backup, senior Brian Otler (Columbus, OH/Bishop Hartley), made all six field goals and finished with 12 points and six boards in 20 minutes. Senior guard Donta Patterson (Columbus, OH/Brookhaven) also scored a dozen points.
Sophomore guard Ray Edmond (Winston-Salem, NC/North Forsyth) paced the Quakers with a season-high 16 points and five rebounds off the bench, including 14 in the second half. Sophomore center Ben Strong (Chapel Hill, NC/Chapel Hill) finished with 14 points and four rebounds.
Guilford entertains Heidelberg Friday (12/30) at 5:30 p.m. The Panthers conclude their North Carolina trip Friday (12/30) at Greensboro College at 7:00 p.m.
Ohio Dominican vs Guilford 12/29/05 7:00 pm at Greensboro, NC - Ragan-Brown Field House At Greensboro, NC - Ragan-Brown Field House OHIO DOMINICAN 95, GUILFORD 78 OHIO DOMINICAN (6-5) Massey, Haze 9-17 4-5 24; Busch, Brian 9-13 6-10 24; Patterson, Donta 5-10 0-0 12; Otler, Brian 6-6 0-0 12; Covington, Austyn 5-11 2-4 12; Johnson, TJ 2-4 2-2 6; Nye, Kevin 1-1 0-0 3; McDaniel, Jeremy 0-0 2-2 2; Steward, Shawn 0-0 0-0 0; West, Bryan 0-0 0-0 0; Gossett, Aaron 0-1 0-0 0; Schmall, Joe 0-2 0-0 0; Austin, Clint 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-65 16-23 95. GUILFORD (4-4) EDMOND, Ray 6-10 3-3 16; STRONG, Ben 6-14 2-4 14; NEVILLE, George 4-8 0-0 8; SNIPES, Jordan 2-5 4-4 8; TAYLOR, Jamel 2-2 1-4 5; COSTON, Jordan 2-5 0-0 5; BELKOSKI, Eric 2-2 0-0 5; BURGE, Thomas 1-2 2-2 4; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 1-4 2-2 4; SNIPES, Justin 1-1 0-0 2; KITAIF, Ryan 1-1 0-0 2; MILLER, Truitt 1-2 0-0 2; WELLS, Barry 1-3 0-0 2; PAYNE, Josh 0-1 1-2 1; LOCKETT, L.T. 0-3 0-0 0; STANLEY, Mat 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 15-21 78. Ohio Dominican................ 53 42 - 95 Guilford...................... 28 50 - 78 3-point goals-Ohio Dominican 5-5 (Patterson, Donta 2-2; Massey, Haze 2-2; Nye, Kevin 1-1), Guilford 3-13 (COSTON, Jordan 1-2; BELKOSKI, Eric 1-1; EDMOND, Ray 1-1; SNIPES, Jordan 0-1; BURGE, Thomas 0-1; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 0-2; MILLER, Truitt 0-1; PAYNE, Josh 0-1; LOCKETT, L.T. 0-2; STANLEY, Mat 0-1). Fouled out--Ohio Dominican-None, Guilford-SNIPES, Jordan. Rebounds-Ohio Dominican 38 (Covington, Austyn 10), Guilford 31 (EDMOND, Ray 5). Assists-Ohio Dominican 17 (Busch, Brian 5; Nye, Kevin 5), Guilford 16 (KIMBROUGH, Caleb 3). Total fouls-Ohio Dominican 17, Guilford 21. A-147 Nonconference game.