SALEM, VA--The Guilford College men's basketball team claimed the championship of the V-Foundation Classic hosted by Roanoke College with a 91-78 victory over the University of the South (Sewanee) on Sunday afternoon in Salem, VA. Host Roanoke fell to 1-1 overall on the season following a 79-75 loss to Robert Morris-Springfield (IL). Guilford's Ben Strong was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player and was joined on the All-Tournament team by teammate Jordan Snipes. Roanoke's Curtis Peery, Sewanee's Joey Garcia, and Robert Morris' Brian Price were also named to the All-Tournament team.
Robert Morris 79, Roanoke 75
The Eagles shot 51 percent from the field and forced 21 Roanoke turnovers in the victory over the host team. Price finished the game with 17 points for the Eagles, while Corley Lee added 16 points and eight rebounds. The Eagles also outscored the Maroons 21-8 from the free throw line in the contest.
Ahead by five points with 6:33 to play in the contest, the Eagles got a boast after the Maroons were called for back-to-back technical fouls. Eagle guard Tim Hahn made all four free throws to widen the gap to nine points. The Maroons slowly chipped away and on a Peery layup with 1:43 to play got to within two points, 77-75. Robert Morris missed a shot but got an offensive rebound and with 39 seconds to play Tyler Moretto found himself all alone underneath the basket to make the score 79-75. The Maroon could get no closer.
Guilford 91, Sewanee 78
Ben Strong scored 20 points and added 10 rebounds and three assists in Guilford's win over Sewanee. Strong made 10 of his 13 shots from the field and also went 10-for-11 from the free throw line. Jordan Snipes added 13 points and freshman Justin Strickland came off the bench to score 10 points.
Guilford opened up an 11-point half time lead. The Tigers were not able to get any closer than eight points in the second half. Guilford had a sizable 44-24 lead on the boards in the win and shot 52 percent from the field in the win.
