The Pride led 30-29 at halftime. GC was paced Daron Williams and his 13 points. Rodney Blackstock added 12 and Brian Holloway tallied 10 for The Pride. Justin Battle tied for game-high rebounds with 8 caroms.
The Cougars shot 44 percent (22-50) in the game and made 18-26 free throws. The Pride was 23-58 (40-percent) and converted 12-13 free throws. GC won the battle of the boards, 36-32.
Newspaper Box Score Averett vs Greensboro 01/15/05 4:00 PM at Greensboro, NC (Hanes Gym) At Greensboro, NC (Hanes Gym) AVERETT 65, GREENSBORO 61 AVERETT (5-6, 2-0) BROWN, Cameron 5-11 3-3 15; GARDNER, Billy 5-7 2-4 12; BOOR, Andrew 3-4 3-6 9; WILLIAMS, Sterling 1-9 5-6 8; HASKINS, Jeremy 2-6 3-4 7; McDANIEL, Cory 2-5 2-3 6; GREGORY, Lymon 3-6 0-0 6; SHELTON, Aaron 1-1 0-0 2; WILLIAMS, Cory 0-0 0-0 0; HAMMOND, Luke 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 18-26 65. GREENSBORO (4-10, 0-2) WILLIAMS, Daron 3-13 5-5 13; BLACKSTOCK, Rodney 4-16 4-5 12; HOLLOWAY, Brian 5-8 0-0 10; NEWTON, Sean 3-4 1-1 7; THERIAULT, Francois 2-3 0-0 5; SOUTHALL, Jonathan 2-3 0-0 4; HARRIS, Shaun 2-2 0-0 4; NEWMAN, James 1-3 0-0 2; BRYANT, B.J. 0-3 2-2 2; BATTLE, Justin 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 23-58 12-13 61. Averett....................... 29 36 - 65 Greensboro................. 30 31 - 61 3-point goals-Averett 3-13 (BROWN, Cameron 2-4; WILLIAMS, Sterling 1-5; McDANIEL, Cory 0-1; GREGORY, Lymon 0-2; HAMMOND, Luke 0-1), Greensboro 3-13 (WILLIAMS, Daron 2-7; THERIAULT, Francois 1-2; BRYANT, B.J. 0-1; BLACKSTOCK, Rodney 0-3). Fouled out--Averett-McDANIEL, Cory, Greensboro-None. Rebounds-Averett 32 (McDANIEL, Cory 8), Greensboro 36 (BATTLE, Justin 8). Assists-Averett 10 (BOOR, Andrew 4), Greensboro 11 (WILLIAMS, Daron 3; BLACKSTOCK, Rodney 3). Total fouls-Averett 17, Greensboro 23. A-575 GC record 4-10, 0-2; Streak L2; Up next at Ferrum, Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m.