Georgia Tech 81, Elon 69
ATLANTA (AP) -- Anthony Morrow scored 16 points and freshman guard Lewis Clinch added 14 points off the bench to lead five Georgia Tech scorers in double figures and the Yellow Jackets coasted to an 81-69 win over Elon Monday night.
The Yellow Jackets (2-0), who started four sophomores and a junior, lost all five starters from last season's 20-win team that lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Sophomore Morrow led those returning with 5.7 points a year ago.
The other Yellow Jackets in double figures were sophomores Ra'Sean Dickey with 13 and Zam Fredrick with 12 and junior Mario West with 11.
Tech, whose biggest lead was 22 points at 46-24 late in the opening period, led 53-34 at halftime with Morrow scoring 14 of his 16 points and Clinch adding 10.
The Yellow Jackets broke it open midway in the opening half.
Leading 15-13, Tech went on a 22-4 run with Morrow scoring nine points for a 37-17 lead with just over seven minutes left before intermission.
Elon (1-1) was led by Chris Clalko, who had 16 points, 12 in the first half. Scottie Rice added 14.
Georgia Tech shot 25-for-53 (47 percent) from the field, but made only 7-of-19 in the second half after hitting on 18-of-34 (53 percent) in the opening half.
Elon's defense was much better in the second half, but the Phoenix never got closer than 10 points at 75-65 on a pair of free throws by Brian Waters with 2:25 left.
Clinch then made four free throws and Fredrick added two down the stretch to maintain the lead.
Story courtesy of Wofford sports information
Wofford 81, Toccoa Falls 15
SPARTANBURG, SC ? The Wofford men’s basketball team defeated Toccoa Falls College 81-15 in the Terriers’ home opener Monday night at Benjamin Johnson Arena.
The 15 points scored by Toccoa Falls marks the fewest points by a Wofford opponent since the Terriers posted a 20-14 win over Presbyterian during the 1929-30 season.
The 66-point margin of victory was the second greatest in Wofford history. The Terriers defeated Warren Wilson College 135-46 on Nov. 14, 1983 for an 89-point win.
Wofford’s Howard Wilkerson hit a pair of free throws less than a minute into the game to give the Terriers a 2-0 lead. Toccoa’s Tommy Penland drained a three-pointer to give the Eagles a brief 3-2 lead. Wofford then went on a 16-0 run to take an 18-3 lead with 15:16 to play in the half.
Wofford’s lead grew to 31-5 midway through the first half as the Terriers made 12 of their first 16 field goal attempts. The Terriers led 50-10 at intermission.
Toccoa Falls was held scoreless from the 3:39 mark of the first half until 8:21 remained in the game, a period of 15:18. Wofford scored the first 21 points of the second half and outscored the Eagles 31-5 in the second half.
Wilkerson led the Terriers with 16 points. Matt O’Connor had seven points to go with a game-high nine rebounds while Wilkerson grabbed eight boards. Also scoring in double figures for the Terriers were Shane Nichols with 12 points and freshman Tyler Whatley with 10.
Toccoa Falls did not have a player with more than one field goal in the contest. Five players each scored one field goal. Dan DuJack and Tommy Penland each had a three-pointer while Trevor Flow hit three free throws. The trio shared team scoring honors with three points each.
Wofford outrebounded Toccoa Falls 53-23 for the game.
“I would have liked for it to have been more competitive,” said Wofford head coach Mike Young. “We have a great deal of respect and admiration for those guys down there. They just had a tough night shooting the basketball and part of that is that we guarded them closely and well.”
Wofford will next play at East Carolina University on Saturday, Nov. 26 in a 5 p.m. game at Minges Coliseum.
Appalachian State 51, Virginia Commonwealth 47
BOONE, N.C. (AP) -- D.J. Thompson scored 24 points as Appalachian State picked up the pace after halftime to beat Virginia Commonwealth 51-47 on Monday.
Nick George's dunk with 1:46 left tied the game at 47-47 for the visiting Rams (0-1), who then were shut out as Appalachian State (2-0) got a layup from Jeremy Clayton and two free throws from Thompson for the win.
George led the Rams with 14 points, followed by Jesse Pellot-Rosa with 8.
The Mountaineers trailed 22-17 at halftime as they shot just 22.6 percent. Appalachian State came back after intermission with an improved fast break and finished the game with 21 points off turnovers.
Story courtesy of College of Charleston sports information
College of Charleston 97, Lees-McRae 47
Dontaye Draper scored 20 points and Renardo Dickerson added 16 points off the bench as the College of Charleston cruised to a 97-47 win over Lees-McRae in men’s college basketball action before 2,017 at John Kresse on Monday.
Charleston, which held a 50-16 advantage at intermission, improved to 1-1 on the season. The Bobcats fell to 0-3.
The 50-point win equaled the second largest victory margin in Kresse Arena history. The Cougars whipped Webber International by 60 points (108-48) on Nov. 24, 2002, and had a 50-point win over Troy State on Jan. 5, 1998 (92-42).
Draper, who had a career-best 25 points against Charleston Southern on Friday, hit 7-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-6 from the 3-point arc. Draper hit three of his six free throw chances. Dickerson made six of his nine field goal tries and half of his six 3-point attempts.
Marcus Hammond had 11 points off the bench, while Philip McCandies added nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Drew Hall added a game-high six assists and four steals for the Cougars.
The Bobcats got a team-high 16 points from Aaron Dugger and eight points from Mike Schachleiter.
The Cougars held a 55-36 edge in rebounding, including 22-14 on the offensive glass. Charleston had 16 steals and forced 31 turnovers.
The Cougars play host to Florida Christian in a 7:00 start at Kresse Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 29th.