HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA – Hampden-Sydney scored 19 of the game's first 21 points en route to a decisive 75-62 win over the archrival Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon College

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Hampden-Sydney 76, Randolph-Macon 62
• Records: Hampden-Sydney 14-10, 7-8 ODAC; Randolph-Macon 11-13, 7-8 ODAC
• Location: Hampden-Sydney, VA – S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium

HOW IT HAPPENED

• A combination of strong defense, hot shooting, and only one turnover in the opening 20 minutes proved to be a great formula for the Tigers
• H-SC opened with the first two baskets, the second assisted by Mike Murray to set a new H-SC career record for assists, breaking the previous record of 410.
• Michael Taylor's jumper at 16:23 would prove to be R-MC's only points in the first eight minutes of the game.
• The Tigers poured in 15 points over the next four minutes, including two three pointers from Jake Hackworth, as H-SC led 19-2 at the 12:08 mark of the first half
• While the Yellow Jacket offense finally began to find some traction over the next few minutes, they couldn't figure out a way to stop the Tigers as the H-SC lead grew to 20, 28-8, with 8:28 left in the half
• R-MC was able to get the deficit down to 14 on a couple occasions, but the Tigers went into the half up 45-25 as a Hunter Kuehn tip-in shot went in at the halftime buzzer
• H-SC came out firing in the second half, scoring seven of the first nine to push the advantage to 25, but R-MC gradually began chipping away at the lead but never could get the deficit to less than 12 the entire second half

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• Murray paced H-SC with 13 points, seven assists, and four rebounds
• Andrew Evans and Gray Cheers came off the bench to contribute a combined 22 points
• Jake Duncan notched nine points and three rebounds
• Guilherme Guimaraes posted seven points and seven rebounds
• Hackworth had a career game with eight points and four rebounds

FOR THE FOES

• Michael Taylor led R-MC with 13 points
• Mike Silverthorn and Grayson Midula each scored 12
• Lamont Moore totaled 11 points, four assists, and four rebounds

STATS OF THE GAME

• H-SC shot 51% for the game and 58% in the first half
• R-MC shot 36% on the night, but just 32% in the first stanza
• The Yellow Jackets struggled mightily from three, making just 4 of their 23 attempts compared to an 8-for-21 output for the Tigers

UP NEXT

• Hampden-Sydney closes out the regular season at home on Saturday for Senior Day vs. Bridgewater at 2 pm