Wofford 82, George Mason 79 (OT)

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Wofford men's basketball team needed overtime but defeated George Mason 82-79 in the third place games of the 2010 Charleston Classic on Sunday afternoon at the Carolina First Arena. Jamar Diggs scored eleven points in overtime to propel the Terriers to the win.

Wofford is 2-3 on the season and George Mason is 2-2. The Terriers were led by Cameron Rundles with a career-high 26 points, while Jamar Diggs also had a career-high with 23 points. The Patriots were led by Luke Hancock with 17 points as he was 7-of-9 from the free throw line.

"I got into the guys a little bit," said head coach Mike Young. "I thought George Mason played harder than our team in the first half and that is unacceptable. It was a sickening feeling to go down by seven at the half. They wore us out on the glass, which I can't put my finger on. We were out-rebounded seven times last year and so far this year it has been four of the first five. We are going to have a good year. It was a great effort from our guys in the second half and we look forward to being back home on Wednesday."

The Patriots scored first, but Wofford took a 4-3 lead with a bucket by Cameron Rundles. At 15:31, George Mason had an 8-7 advantage. A quick 6-0 run by the Patriots made it a 14-7 game before Jamar Diggs hit a jumper. With 10:31 left in the first half, the Terriers were down 20-11. A 7-0 run by the Terriers, that included five points by Cameron Rundles, cut the lead to 20-18 in just two minutes.

Wofford was able to make it a one-point game at 25-24 after a free throw by Jamar Diggs. Vertrail Vaughs hit a three for the Patriots to go back up 28-24 at the 5:10 mark in the first half. Wofford tied the game at 28 after a bucket from Noah Dahlman in the paint with 2:45 on the clock. The Patriots would go on a 10-3 run to end the half, including a three with one second left by Cam Long for a 38-31 lead at the break.

The Terriers scored first to open the second half, but four minutes into the period the Patriots held a 46-38 advantage. Terry Martin hit two buckets in the paint to cut the lead to 46-42 with 13:57 on the clock. Cameron Rundles rattled in a three at 13:35 to make it a one point game. Jamar Diggs hit a bucket and free throw to tie it up at 48.

A free throw by Noah Dahlman gave the Terriers their first lead of the night at 49-48 with 9:43 on the clock. The score was tied at 51 and 53 before Brad Loesing took a steal down the floor for a bucket and a 55-53 lead with 7:47 left in the second half. Noah Dahlman pushed the lead to 58-54 with a lay-up a minute later. The Patriots scored the next four points to tie it up again at 58, but a free throw by Jamar Diggs made it a 59-58 game at the four minute mark.

George Mason took a 61-59 lead with a bucket and free throw by Ryan Pearson with 2:23 remaining, but Wofford tied it with a lay-up by Brad Loesing. The game was tied again at 63, the Luke Hancock hit one free throw to take a 64-63 lead with 56 seconds left on the clock. Hancock added another free throw for a 65-63 lead, but Jamar Diggs answered with a lay-up with 17 seconds on the clock to tie it at 65 and the game went to overtime.

In overtime, the Patriots scored first with two free throws. Jamar Diggs then took over for the Terriers. He hit for eleven points in the extra period, with four of the points coming from the free throw line. Overall, the Terriers were 5-of-6 in overtime as they pulled out an 82-79 victory.

Wofford shot 46.0% from the floor and were 31.3% from three. From the free throw line, the Terriers were 65.5%. George Mason was 46.0% overall and were 33.3% from behind the arc. They were 66.7% from the line. The Patriots had a 52 to 26 advantage on the boards, but Wofford forced 17 turnovers while the Terriers had only five. Noah Dahlman fouled out with 56 seconds left in the game.

Wofford will open the home slate on November 24 against Air Force in Benjamin Johnson Arena at 6:00 p.m.

College of Charleston 64, Toledo 51

TOLEDO, Ohio - The College of Charleston men's basketball team shut down Toledo with its press, 64-51, to go 2-1 in the subregional round of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer held Sunday afternoon at Savage Arena.

The Cougars (4-2) scored 21 of their points off of 13 turnovers by the Rockets (0-5) including 14 off of nine miscues in the first half where CofC shot a scorching 50.0 percent from the floor. Coming into the contest, the Cougars were ranked No. 24 nationally in field-goal percentage (.511) and held Toledo to an opponent season-low 40 percent shooting.

Open looks created several opportunities for the Cougars' to show off their range as preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year Andrew Goudelock drained three of the team's eight three-pointers in the ballgame. He was named to the all-tournament team with a game-high 17 points combined with a 23-point outing against Rhode Island and 26-point outburst versus Illinois-Chicago.

With a 36-22 halftime lead, the CofC defense continued to keep the Rockets at bay holding them without a basket for a five-minute stretch until Delino Dar sank the second of two makes from the charity stripe at 10:52.

Sophomore Andrew Lawrence gave CofC its largest lead with a three-pointer at the 6:19 minute mark of the second half, 62-36, as Toledo tried to make a comeback, but was only able to come within 13 in the final minutes of regulation.

Senior Jeremy Simmons and senior Donavan Monroe joined Goudelock in double figures with 14 and 10 respectively, while UT was paced by 12 from Malcolm Griffin.

The Cougars will enjoy a bye week in preparation for an anticipated rematch at No. 8-ranked North Carolina on Sunday, Nov. 28 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. (ET) and the game will be televised nationally on Fox Sports Net.

Samford 60, Campbell 56

AUBURN, Ala. --- The Samford University basketball team mounted a late 16-1 run and closed out the game by using a 19-5 stretch to earn a thrilling 60-56 come-from-behind victory against the Campbell Camels on Sunday in the Bulldogs' final contest of the 2010 Global Sports Hoops Showcase hosted by Auburn University at Auburn Arena.

"I'm proud of these guys and how they never gave up and fought back for this win," said Samford head coach Jimmy Tillette. "They showed a lot of toughness today and I like being 3-2 right now, as opposed to 0-3 like we were last season. Campbell is a very good team and this was a big win for us. We have shown a lot of positive signs at this point in the season, but we still have a lot of improvements to make."

With the win, Samford (3-2) closed out the Global Sports Hoops Showcase with a 2-1 record. The Bulldogs defeated Auburn on Friday, 79-68, before losing to Middle Tennessee on Saturday, 68-55.

Sunday's loss proved to be the lone setback for Campbell (2-3) this weekend. The Camels entered their game against Samford with a perfect 2-0 record in the Global Sports Hoops Showcase. Campbell defeated Middle Tennessee, 97-90, on Friday and knocked off Auburn, 61-54.

With 8:06 to play in Sunday's game, Samford trailed Campbell 51-41. The Camels' Lorne Merthie had just connected on his fourth 3-pointer of the contest and gave his squad its biggest lead of the afternoon.

The Bulldogs' second-half comeback was ignited by three-consecutive 3-point baskets by Josh Bedwell (6:54), Andy King (5:54) and Merritt (4:52). Samford's late barrage of 3-pointers started the team's decisive 16-1 run and proved to be three of the Bulldogs' game-high 14 3-point field goals in the contest.

Merritt's key 3-point basket trimmed Campbell's lead to 51-50 with 4:52 left to play in the game. He later knocked down a pair of free throws to tie the score at 52-52 with 2:08 remaining.

Samford finished the game shooting 10-of-16 from the free-throw line for a 62.5 percentage from the charity stripe. The Bulldogs closed out the game by hitting their final 7-of-8 free-throw attempts.

With the score knotted at 52-52, the Bulldogs' stingy defense forced Campbell into a turnover and junior Kaylin Johnson buried a critical 3-point basket from the right wing to give his team a 55-52 advantage.

Following Johnson's 3-pointer, the Camels' Junard Hartley committed one of Campbell's 14 turnovers in the game and Josh Davis drained a pair of three throws on Samford's end of the court to stretch the lead to 57-52.

Merthie would then knock down a jumper on the ensuing possession, but King and Bermudez connected on critical free throws in the final minute to give the Bulldogs their final 60-56 victory.

Samford only outscored Campbell 28-26 in the second half, but the Bulldogs registered 19 of the final 24 points of the game. Since trailing the Camels 51-41, Samford closed out the game with a stellar 19-5 run.

The Bulldogs finished the contest with three players scoring in double figures. Merritt led the way with 12 points, five rebounds and three steals, while Bedwell and King each added 10 points apiece. Bedwell also tallied five rebounds and a pair of assists in 26 minutes of play, while King handed out four assists and grabbed three boards in the victory.

Campbell was led in scoring by Merthie's game-high 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field. He was the only Camel to score in double figures Sunday.

Samford finished the contest with 18 field goals and 16 assists. The Bulldogs also only turned the ball over 13 times despite facing Campbell's trapping defense.

The Bulldogs drained nine 3-pointers in the first half of play and took a 32-30 advantage into the intermission. Samford shot 52.9 percent (9-of-17) from beyond the arc in the opening period and 50 percent (11-of-22) from the field.

Bedwell led the Bulldogs in the first half with seven points and four rebounds. Samford's senior from Hartselle, Ala., also drained a pair of 3-point field goals in the opening 20 minutes of play. True freshman Drew Windler followed with six points on 2-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc, while Davis and King each added five points apiece.

Campbell was led in scoring by Lorne's 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the first period. The Camels' junior from Sanford, Fla., turned in an unblemished 2-for-2 performance from 3-point range in the first half.

The Bulldogs jumped out to an early 12-5 lead in Sunday's game behind a pair of 3-pointers from both Windler and Bedwell. Just minutes later, Campbell used a 3-pointer from Andrew Ryan and a runner from Amir Celstin to trim Samford's advantage to 16-14 with 11:50 to play.

The Camels fought back to take a 30-29 lead in the game with less than a minute to play in the first half. Then, with only 37 seconds remaining before halftime, Samford's King drained a deep 3-point basket from the top of the key to give the Bulldogs their 32-30 advantage at the break.

The Samford University basketball team will next be in action Wednesday at 7 p.m. (CST) as the Bulldogs return home to Birmingham for a key early-season matchup against the Jacksonville Dolphins to be held in the Pete Hanna Center.

Davidson 64, Rhode Island 51

SAN JUAN, P.R. - JP Kuhlman posted 16 points and nine rebounds and Davidson led tip to horn in a 64-51 men's basketball victory over Western Kentucky in the Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off Sunday afternoon. The victory gives the Wildcats (2-2) fourth place in the eight-team tournament.

Jake Cohen and De'Mon Brooks each scored 10 points, and Clint Mann collected nine points and nine boards. #Jordan Downing# netted eight points, and Frank Ben-Eze collected eight rebounds.

Juan Pattillo led Western Kentucky (3-2) with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Steffphon Pettigrew scored 11 points.

The Wildcats held the Hilltoppers to 30.9 percent shooting from the field, including 28.6 in the first half. The 'Cats also held a 45-34 edge on the glass.

Davidson got layups on its first three possessions of the game en route to opening an 18-4 lead 8:17 into the first half. Kuhlman scored five points, and Brooks netted six during the stretch.

Western Kentucky closed the frame with a 9-3 run, sparked by a Pattillo fast-break dunk, and trailed 28-22 at the break.

The Wildcats led by seven points midway through the second half when Downing entered the game for the first time. The freshman scored six straight points to push the margin to 49-36.

The Hilltoppers again worked the margin down to seven with 7:23 remaining, but Kuhlman and Mann made consecutive layups. After a Pettigrew 3-pointer, Downing added another jumper, and Brendan McKillop hit a triple to push the lead to 60-47 with 3:39 to go. The cushion never went below double digits after that point.

Davidson finishes a five-game road swing at Rhode Island next Saturday, Nov. 27, at 2 p.m.

#22 Virginia Tech 92, UNCG 70

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Despite shooting 56 percent from the floor for the game, 29 turnovers wound up being the demise of UNCG as the Spartans fell to No. 22 Virginia Tech, 92-70, Sunday afternoon at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Malcolm Delaney paced the visiting Hokies (2-1) with a game-high 23 points, nine of those points coming in the opening eight minutes of the contest to erase an early UNCG lead. Jeff Allen and Dorenzo Hudson were also in double figures for Virginia Tech with 17 points each as the Hokies bounced back from a loss earlier this week at third-ranked Kansas State.

The Spartans (0-3) were led by sophomore Kyle Randall with had 15 points and freshman Aloysius Henry, who posted 14 points on 7 of 8 shooting from the field. Korey Van Dussen was also in double figures with 11 points. Freshman Trevis Simpson made his debut, returning from a shoulder injury to score eight points, all of them coming in a 46-second span in the first half.

The 29 turnovers were the most by the Spartans since Feb. 15, 1999 when they turned it over 29 times in a loss at VMI.

The Spartans came out strong out of the gates as a pair of Henry jumpers helped UNCG take an early 6-1 lead at the 17:36 mark. Less than four minutes later, a jumper by Van Dussen gave the Spartans their biggest lead of the afternoon at 12-5.

The UNCG lead didn't last long, though, as Virginia Tech responded with a 15-2 run over the next three minutes to go ahead 20-14 on a layup by Hudson. The Spartans cut the Hokie lead to 24-20 on a layup by Randall, but Virginia Tech ran off the next six points to take its first double-digit lead of the game.

The Hokies extended their lead to 15 - the largest of the first half - on a dunk by Allen with 3:35 to go. UNCG trimmed the margin down to seven before Virginia Tech took a 43-32 lead into the locker room at half.

UNCG held tough to open the second half as a 3-pointer by Randall made it a 10-point game at 49-39. But that's as close as the home squad would come as the Hokies extended their lead to 20 points on a dunk by Green with 8:28 remaining in the game.

UNCG is now 0-25 all-time against AP Top 25 teams since moving to Division I in 1991. The Spartans looked for a while like they may make a game of it and give the Hokies a scare, something they haven't to a Top 25 foe since Dec. 2003 when they lost by just eight at 10th-ranked Missouri.

The games was marred by 54 fouls committed during the game, including a staggering 37 in the second half alone. That resulted in 70 free throws for the teams.

The Spartans committed 16 of their 29 turnovers in the first half, but shot 61.9 percent from the floor to only trail by 11 at the break.

Virginia Tech outscored UNCG 44-16 in the paint and held a 37-10 margin in points off turnovers to offset UNCG's shooting.

The Spartans return to action after Thanksgiving on Saturday as they hit the road to face East Carolina at 5 p.m.

South Florida 76, Georgia Southern 63

TAMPA, Fla. -- Augustus Gilchrist collected 23 points and seven rebounds, leading South Florida to a 76-63 victory over Georgia Southern in the first round of the eight-team South Padre Island Invitational on Sunday.

Toarlyn Fitzpatrick added 13 points and nine rebounds for South Florida (2-2). Jarrid Famous and Jawanza Poland finished with 12 and 10, respectively, for the Bulls.

Ben Drayton scored 19 points to lead Georgia Southern. Spencer finished with 17 and Eric Ferguson added 13 for the Eagles, who shot 39 percent (23-for-59), hitting only 2 of 14 from behind the arc.

Gilchrist was 8-for-8 from the floor. He hit five first-half shots as the Bulls hit 63 percent en route to a 39-30 lead at the break. They finished at 60 percent (24-for-40) overall.

South Florida led 12-2 before Rory Spencer made the first field goal for Georgia Southern (2-2) nearly six minutes into the game.

South Florida also had a 12-2 run to go up by 17 midway through the second half, but Georgia Southern immediately responded with nine unanswered points to cut the deficit to 57-49 with 8:40 remaining.