Box Score SALEM – Five Maroons scored in double digits in Roanoke men's basketball's 87-72 win over Greensboro College on Monday evening.  The Maroons enter the Thanksgiving break with a record of 2-2, while the Pride sit with a mark of 2-4.
 
Stefan Vulevic had a career-high night, posting scoring 20 points off of 8-11 shooting.  The Montenegro native also finished 2-4 from behind the arc with two steals and two rebounds.  Four other players on the squad tallied double-digits as Cameron Smith scored 15, Daniel Eacho netted 13 and Julian Ramirez and John Fitchett each finished with 10 apiece.
 
The Maroons shot over 50 percent from the field (52.5%) for the first time since New Years Day of this year.  Roanoke extends its all-time lead over Greensboro to 8-2, with tonight's meeting being the first since the 2002-03 season. 
 
Roanoke opened the contest on an 11-0 run, with Vulevic and Smith hitting back-to-back treys.  Smith followed with a layup and Vulevic capped the streak off with another three-pointer. By the 11:49 mark, Roanoke had built a 19-8 lead.  It was at that point that the Maroons went on another 11-0 run.  John Fitchett started the run with a free throw, while Vulevic drained another three point shot.  With 8:45 to play in the half, Roanoke led by 22, 30-8. 
 
Greensboro's Lawrence Butts hit some key shots for the team with five minutes left in the half, has he hit back to back shots from behind the arc to lessen the deficit to 21, 38-17.  Through the remainder of the half, the Maroons did not allow Greensboro to score more than one basket, as Roanoke scored multiple times between each Pride field goal.  As the teams entered the locker room, Roanoke led by 24, 45-21.
 
The game seemed to continue in Roanoke's favor in the second half, as Vulevic opened the scoring for Roanoke.  After four consecutive free throws for the Maroons, Roanoke had built its largest lead of the game of 28, 51-23.  Greensboro started to cut away at the deficit, scoring eight consecutive points, behind Tracy Jester, Will Griffin and Jermaine Bates.  The Maroons continued to play aggressive in the first five minutes of the half, as Daniel Eacho threw down a dunk, while John Fitchett converted an alley-oop from Julian Ramirez.  With 10:00 left, Roanoke still led by 20, 66-46.  The Maroons put together one more nine-point run in the final minutes of the game, as Vulevic hit layups to complete his 20-point even.  In the final 2:27, Greensboro held Roanoke scoreless, but the Maroons still picked up the victory, 87-72.
 
The Maroons outshot the Pride 52.5 to 34.4 percent from the field, while also having a 46.2 to 18.8 percent advantage from behind the arc.  Roanoke outrebounded Greensboro, 45-33, in a contest where Roanoke had the lead for the entirety of the game.  Roanoke had 22 assists to Greensboro's seven, but also had 24 turnovers to the Pride's 18.
 
The Maroons return to action on Saturday, November 30^th as they travel to Lexington to take on Washington and Lee in their ODAC opener.  That contest is scheduled for a 7:00 PM start.
 
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