Box Score

LEXINGTON, Va. --- Washington and Lee hit all six free-throw attempts in the final minute to give the Generals a 73-66 victory over Roanoke in the ODAC-opener at the Warner Center Wednesday evening. The Maroons record slips to 1-4, 0-1 in the ODAC while WLU improves to 5-2, 1-0 in conference play.

Playing in the 116^th meeting against their ODAC-rivals, the Maroons, are now 76-40 all-time, including a 37-10 series record with Page Moir as the head coach against the Generals. WLU Coach Adam Hutchinson improved to 8-11 against Moir in head-to-head match-ups.

The difference came at the free-throw line in the second half, as WLU shot 15-of-18 (83.3%) after a dismal 5-of-13 in the first half. The Maroons shot 62.7% (10-16) from the charity stripe, but held the Generals to 35.3% from the floor. Roanoke was outrebounded by a slim margin, 48-45.

Jordan Thacker's three-pointer gave Roanoke a 27-26 lead with just under five minutes remaining. Washington and Lee responded by scoring nine unanswered points to take a first-half high eight-point lead with just a minute left. Jack Hamilton's tip-in as time expired cut the Generals halftime lead to six, 37-31.

The Maroons started the second half with a layup from Logan Singleton and a conventional three-point play from Kwasi Amponsah to get within one, 36-35 in the first two minutes.

After five unanswered points by WLU, Singleton connected on back-to-back three-point attempts from each corner to give the Roanoke its first lead since the beginning of the first half, 42-41, at the 16-minute mark.

After the Generals capped a 6-0 spurt over the next three possessions, Amponsah and Singleton hit two more treys to regain the lead. A Zach Barret layup gave the Maroons their largest lead of the game, 54-49, which capped a 12-2 run with 12-minutes remaining.

Then Washington and Lee answered back over the next five minutes with a 12-2 run of its own to take a five-point advantage, 61-56.

Roanoke fought back, scoring eight of the next 12 points in the ensuing five minutes of play. Adam Kessler's layup from Ethan Humphries pulled the Maroons to within one, 65-64 with 1:54 to go in regulation as Generals Coach, Adam Hutchinson called timeout.

Both teams exchanged buckets over the next three possessions as the Generals held a slim one-point advantage, 67-66. The Maroons failed to convert over the next three possessions as they were forced to foul. The Generals went 6-for-6 from the line to ice the game.

Amponsah and Singleton combined for 42 points, as both scored over 20 points each for the second-straight game. For Singleton, it's his third-straight 20-point performance as he hit 3-of-3 from beyond the arc and tied a career-high with four blocked shots. Amponsah also tied a career-high with four steals and pulled down six rebounds.

Freshman forward Daniel Eacho finished with eight points and five boards in seven minutes of action while Hamilton pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds.

Larry Whitaker and JD Ey combined for 28 points and 23 rebounds as both notched a double-double. Whitaker led the Generals with 16 counters while Ey pulled down a game-best 13 boards. Javon McDonald added 15 points while Jeremy Adkins chipped in 13 points and pulled down six caroms.

The men return home on Saturday, Dec. 3 as they host Lynchburg in ODAC action. The Hornets are coached by former All-American forward, Hilliary Scott '94 and in his third season coaching in his hometown. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Bast Center.

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