Porter made 13-17 free throws and helped the Monarchs to its 11th straight win. The loss ended a three-game winning streak for The Pride.
MC led at halftime 34-22. The Pride made a furious rally in the second half and took its only lead with 38 seconds remaining on Daron Williams short jumper in the lane.
Porter was then fouled with 17 seconds left and he made 1-2 free throws which tied the score at 61. GC's Sean Newton missed a jump shot with 2 seconds left, which forced the extra period.
MC regained momentum quickly in the OT scored the period's first 8 points and held on for the 78-70 win.
Rodney Blackstock was GC's high scorer with 15 points. He also grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds. Williams added 14 points (6-6 free throws) for Greensboro.
GC record 7-12, 3-4; Streak L1; Up next at Averett, Feb. 5, 4 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Methodist College vs Greensboro College 02/02/05 7:30 p.m. at Greensboro College; Hanes Gymnasium At Greensboro College; Hanes Gymnasium METHODIST COLLEGE 78, GREENSBORO COLLEGE 70 METHODIST COLLEGE (15-4; 7-0) PORTER, Sam 6-15 13-17 25; GRANT, Eugene 5-11 3-5 16; THOMAS, Seth 3-8 5-7 12; LEE, Robert 2-9 3-4 8; BOOTH, Bryan 4-6 0-0 8; RADMANOVIC, Dragan 2-5 0-0 5; HAIRSTON, Marcus 1-2 0-0 2; McEVOY, Michael 1-2 0-0 2; WILLIAMS, Brandon 0-0 0-0 0; CARTER, Michael 0-1 0-0 0; JACKSON, Jonathan 0-2 0-0 0; LANE, Brian 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 24-33 78. GREENSBORO COLLEGE (7-12; 3-4) BLACKSTOCK, Rodney 6-15 2-2 15; WILLIAMS, Daron 3-7 6-6 14; NEWTON, Sean 3-8 2-2 9; BRYANT, B.J. 3-5 2-2 8; BATTLE, Justin 2-3 2-2 6; HOLLOWAY, Brian 1-5 4-6 6; HARRIS, Shaun 2-5 0-0 5; NEWMAN, James 1-7 2-2 4; CAMP, Bryant 1-4 1-2 3; DAVIS, Justin 0-0 0-0 0; SOUTHALL, Jonathan 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-61 21-24 70. Methodist College............ 34 27 17 - 78 Greensboro College........... 22 39 9 - 70 3-point goals-Methodist College 6-20 (GRANT, Eugene 3-7; LEE, Robert 1-3; THOMAS, Seth 1-5; RADMANOVIC, Dragan 1-3; JACKSON, Jonathan 0-1; PORTER, Sam 0-1), Greensboro College 5-18 (WILLIAMS, Daron 2-6; HARRIS, Shaun 1-2; BLACKSTOCK, Rodney 1-2; NEWTON, Sean 1-4; NEWMAN, James 0-4). Fouled out--Methodist College-BOOTH, Bryan, Greensboro College-None. Rebounds-Methodist College 43 (PORTER, Sam 15), Greensboro College 40 (BLACKSTOCK, Rodney 11). Assists-Methodist College 15 (THOMAS, Seth 6), Greensboro College 15 (NEWMAN, James 4). Total fouls-Methodist College 21, Greensboro College 22. A-400