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About the 2002 Division III
men's basketball tournament

Randolph-Macon 79, Lycoming 62
ASHLAND, Va. — Junior forward Jared Mills scored a team-high 20 points, pulled down a game-high nine rebounds, and earned three steals, and sophomore guard Ryan Stein added 19 points, four assists, and a game-high four steals, to lead Randolph-Macon to a 79-62 win over visiting Lycoming in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 2. Also for the Yellow Jackets, sophomore forward Kurt Bergmann added 16 points.

With the victory, which puts Randolph-Macon in the Sweet Sixteen, the Yellow Jackets improve to 24-5 overall, surpassing the 23 wins of 1998-99 (23-6). That was the last season Randolph-Macon was in the NCAA tournament, but the Yellow Jackets did not advance past the second round. The 1990-91 squad finished 26-3 overall, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Lycoming's season ends at 20-8 overall.

The first half featured eight ties and six lead changes. With the score tied at 24-24 with 4:53 remaining in the period, back-to-back layups by Randolph-Macon senior forward Marshall Rumney put the Yellow Jackets up 28-24, and they would not trail again. Lycoming was down 34-28 with 2:38 left before the break, but the Warriors outscored Randolph-Macon 8-2 to knot the score at halftime 36-36.

Randolph-Macon came out of the locker room on fire in the second half, putting together a 17-6 run in the first 6:30 to take a 53-42 lead. The Yellow Jackets led by as many as 12 points twice in the first 11:00 of the period. Lycoming did not roll over, however. Trailing 62-50 at the 8:50 mark, the Warriors went on yet another 8-2 run, and reduced the deficit to 64-58 with 7:30 remaining in the contest.

The Yellow Jackets held Lycoming to just four more points over the final 7:00, and scored 15 of the final 19 points of the contest. Stein led that surge with seven points, including two 3-pointers.

For Randolph-Macon, following the performances by Mills, Stein, and Bergmann, junior guard Jamal Brunt contributed with seven points and three assists. Rumney finished with six points. Junior guard Tim Smith handed out a game-high six assists, and also came up with three steals.

Lycoming was led by junior guard Thomas Wesner, with a game-high 26 points, plus team-highs of four assists and three steals. Sophomore center Matt Stackhouse added 15 points and a team-high six rebounds. Senior guard Jason Black scored eight points, and senior forward Chris Napier totaled seven points and five rebounds.

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