Box Score HAMPDEN-SYDNEY – The Roanoke College men's basketball team was narrowly edged by Hampden-Sydney in the Maroons ODAC opener on Wednesday evening, 71-67.  The Maroons now have a record of 3-2, 0-1 in the ODAC , while the Tigers are 4-0, 1-0 in ODAC play.

Three Maroons finished in double figures on Wednesday night, with Andrew Daniels leading the charge with 17 points.  Daniels hit six shots from the field, including a 4-8 mark from behind the arc.  He also tallied four rebounds in the contest.  Julian Ramirez finished the game with 15 points, a season high for the Palmyra, VA native, going 6-10 from the field.  He led the team with four assists and tied for a team-high five rebounds.  He also led the squad in steals with two.  Carter Wright rounded out the double-digit scoring for Roanoke with 10 points and a team-high tying five rebounds.

Roanoke and Hampden-Sydney traded the lead back and forth a number of times in the first half, with Roanoke's last lead of the half coming at 9:35 off of a pair of John Fitchett free throws.  The Maroons entered halftime trailing the Tigers by six, 37-31.

The Maroons came out of the locker room hot in the second half, going on a 14-2 run in the first five minutes of the half to take a 45-39 advantage.  Carter Wright and Andrew Daniels led the charge for the Maroons during the run, scoring five points apiece.  The Tigers stopped the run with a Greg Lewis trey, but Daniels answered with a three-pointer of his own on the very next possession.  However, that sparked a 12-0 run from the Tigers, capped by a three-pointer from Jake Duncan.  With 10:41 to play, Roanoke now trailed 54-48.  The Maroons were able to cut the deficit down to two points after Cameron smith hit a layup with 1:25 to play.  However, clock management by the Tigers and five Mike Murray free throws sealed the game for Hampden-Sydney as the Maroons fell 71-67 on Wednesday.

Jake Duncan scored a team-high 14 points for the Tigers on Wednesday, shooting 3-4 from behind the arc, and 5-9 from the field.  He tallied four rebounds, two steals and one assist.  Mike Murray followed with 13 points, with a 5-6 mark from the free throw line.  Greg Lewis and Guilherme Guimaraes finished with 12 points apiece.  Leon Hargrove led the Tigers in both rebounds (7) and assists (7).

Hampden-Sydney outshot the Maroons 53.3 to 38.1 percent from the field, including a 57.9 to 30.8 percent margin from behind the arc.  Roanoke led the game in rebounds, pulling down 36 to the Tigers' 29.  The Maroons also held the advantage in second-chance points, 12-4.

The Roanoke College men's basketball team will be back in action on Saturday, December 6^th as they take on Eastern Mennonite University in the Bast Center.  That game is scheduled for a 2:00 PM start.

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