Davidson 69, Elon 63
ELON, N.C. - Chris Czerapowicz led Davidson with a season-high 20 points, as the Wildcats prevailed in a back-and-forth game with Elon, 69-63, in Southern Conference basketball action Wednesday night in Alumni Gym.
For the second consecutive game, Tyler Kalinoski was clutch down the stretch for Davidson (22-7, 16-1 SoCon), scoring all nine of his points with less than seven minutes remaining. With 6:06 left, he tied the game at 52-52 with a three-ball, and after Lucas Troutman answered for Elon (19-10, 12-5 SoCon) with a layup, he drilled another trey to put the Wildcats up for good.
The Phoenix got to within two, 65-63 with 19 seconds remaining on back-to-back Jack Isenbarger 3-pointers, but that's as close as they would get.
Czerapowicz, who finished 8-of-18 from the floor, including four triples, also led Davidson on the glass with eight rebounds. Jake Cohen scored 12 points and had five rebounds in 20 minutes of action, while De'Mon Brooks contributed 10 points.
Isenbarger paced three Elon players in double figures with 18 points. Troutman and Tanner Samson each scored 11, while Ryley Beaumont and Sebastien Koch had eight rebounds apiece.
Both teams shot 42 percent from the floor, while Davidson held a 35-32 edge on the glass. The Wildcats, the top free-throw shooting team in the country, finished 19-of-28 at the line after going just 5-for-10 in the first 20 minutes.
After Davidson went up 27-20 on a Czerapowicz jumper with just under five minutes left in the first half, the Phoenix closed on a 14-4 flurry capped off by four of their seven 3-pointers in the period to take a 34-31 lead into the break.
Trailing 42-38 early in the second half, the Wildcats used a 9-2 spurt to go back in front, 49-44. Elon responded with eight unanswered to retake the lead, 52-49.
Georgia Southern 66, UNCG 60
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Georgia Southern Men's Basketball took a 66-60 win over UNCG on Wednesday night behind 42 points from the Eagles corps of seniors. C.J. Reed scored a season-high 23 points with nine rebounds while Cameron Baskerville posted his first double-double since 2010 with a career-high 19 points and 11 boards.
Rebounds were the story in the game as Georgia Southern (13-17, 7-10 SoCon) out-rebounded the Spartans 50-29 with a season-high 21 offensive rebounds. The Eagles struggled from the field, shooting just 29.8 percent from the field, but were 29-of-34 from beyond the arc to take the win.
Marvin Baynham added 10 points with nine rebounds and a pair of steals. Freshman Cleon Roberts was clutch late, making a deuce to help the Eagles in the waning minutes. Georgia Southern's mark from the free throw line was bolstered by a perfect 14-of-14 performance by Reed and 7-of-8 from Baskerville.
UNCG (8-20, 6-11 SoCon) got 19 points from Trevis Simpson off the bench while Korey Van Dussen was a thorn in the Eagles' side all night. Van Dussen scored 12 points with three assists from his point guard position.
The Eagles led by just one at the break, 29-28 while shooting 24 percent from the field. The poor shooting night did not deter Georgia Southern who scored 37 points in the second half while making 16 second half free throws.
Greensboro did not lead in the final 10 minutes of the game, but were able to tie the contest with 4:41 left on the clock. After the lead went back to five points with 1:45 left, Greensboro cut the lead to just two points with 35 seconds on the clock. The Eagles outscored UNCG 9-5 in the final 30 seconds to cement the victory.