The Game Facts:
Score: No. 22 Roanoke 74, Bridgewater 57
Location: Salem, Va. – Cregger Center

The Short story: A balanced scoring attack and stingy defense led the No. 22 ranked Roanoke College men's basketball team to a 74-57 win Friday evening over visiting Bridgewater College.

A total of 10 Maroons got in the scoring column, including seven with six points or more.  

How it happened:  
* The visiting Eagles led 5-1 in the early going before a 17-2 run by the Maroons gave them an 18-7 lead with 11:37 left in the first half. Zach Rosenthal had a personal 9-0 surge within that run, nailing three successive shots from behind the three-point arc.  
*Roanoke led 36-21 at halftime and scored the first seven points after intermission. The Maroons led by as many as 27 points.

Inside the numbers:
*Caleb Franze scored a game-high 15 points, hitting four three pointers.
*Marcus Morgan netted 12 points and Tyler Barnes delivered 10 points and eight rebounds in just 15 minutes of game time.
*Gavin O'Malley and Jackson Bell each had seven points and Rylan Parkins finished with six. O'Malley added five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
*Jahmir Brown had a team-best 14 points for Bridgewater (6-11/2-6 ODAC).   

Up Next:
*Roanoke (13-4/6-2 ODAC) travels to Randolph College Wednesday at 5 p.m. for another conference game.