The Game Facts:
Score: Roanoke 80, Washington & Lee 65
Location: Salem, Va.

The Short story: Freshman Gavin O'Malley posted career highs of 14 points and 10 rebounds Wednesday night to help the Roanoke College men's basketball team defeat visiting Washington & Lee University in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) game in the Cregger Center.

Roanoke missed its first free-throw of the night but connected on all 27 the remainder of the game. The Maroons have won three-straight ODAC games and six of their last seven overall.

How it happened:
*Roanoke scored 11 of the game's first 13 points and extended the lead to 43-28 at intermission. The Generals made it just an eight-point game (71-63) with less than two minutes on the game clock but Roanoke didn't let W&L get any closer.

Inside the numbers:
*O'Malley had six offensive rebounds and was 8-8 from the free-throw line.
*Joshua McClary had a team-high 16 points and added five rebounds, five assists and two steals.
*Marcus Morgan had 12 points and seven rebounds and Zach Rosenthal also had 12 points.
*Justin Kuthan posted 11 points and eight rebounds.
*Robert DiSibio scored a game-high 18 for W&L (10-6/4-3 ODAC) and grabbed six rebounds.

Up Next:
*The Maroons (10-7/4-5 ODAC) step outside of the ODAC Friday night for a non-conference game at home against Regent University at 6 p.m.