The Game Facts:
Score: Roanoke 70, Bridgewater 48
 Location: Bridgewater, Va. – Nininger Hall

The Short story: The Roanoke College men's basketball team used a solid defensive effort to secure a 70-48 victory at Bridgewater College Saturday in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) game.

The Maroons held the Eagles to under 30 percent shooting (16-54) from the field and 15 percent from three-point range (5-29).

How it happened:  
*The Maroons scored the first six points of the game and opened a 16-4 lead at 13:35 of the first half.
*Bridgewater cut the advantage to 18-16 but RC closed out the half with a 19-6 run to take a 37-22 lead at halftime.
*Roanoke held BC scoreless for the first four minutes of the second half to push the lead to over 20 points.

Inside the numbers:
*Jackson Bell scored a team-best 15 points with five rebounds in a team effort that saw seven Maroons score six points or more.  
*Joshua McClary had 10 points and Marcus Morgan, Gavin O'Malley and Joshua Morse each had eight points. Morse grabbed six rebounds and O'Malley snared four.
*Caleb Franze had six points and three steals and Grant Hamilton also had six points.
*Jack Adair had four points and six boards.
*Maleek Richardson and Steve Burgess each had 13 points for Bridgewater (6-6/1-3 ODAC).

Up Next:
*The Maroons (9-3/3-1) travel to Averett University Wednesday for another Old Dominion Athletic Conference game at 7 p.m.