Anthony, Mallory Lead #1 R-MC Men’s Hoops past WLU

By Press release submission

Jan 30, 2022

Randolph-MacOn College Athletics issued the following announcement on Jan. 29

Senior Buzz Anthony (Arnold, Md./Archbishop Spalding) and junior Miles Mallory (Beltsville, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) each scored 20 points, and Mallory recorded a double-double with 10 rebounds, as the top-ranked Randolph-Macon men's basketball team won 77-72 at Washington and Lee on Saturday afternoon in ODAC action.

The Basics:

Score: Randolph-Macon 77, Washington and Lee 72

Venue: Holekamp Gym, Duchossois Athletic & Recreation Center

Records: R-MC 17-1, 9-0 ODAC; WLU 7-9, 5-5 ODAC

How it Happened:

Sophomore Daniel Mbangue (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) scored a layup on the first possession of the game to give the Yellow Jackets the early lead. The Generals had the next two buckets before junior Josh Talbert (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) hit a pair of jumpers to put R-MC up 6-4 three minutes into the contest. After WLU tied it at 6-6, Anthony hit a pair of three-pointers, senior DaQuan Morris (Philadelphia, Pa./Hill School) hit a trey and Talbert had a fastbreak layup to make up an 11-5 run as the Yellow Jackets took a 17-11 lead with 14:35 left in the first half. The Generals had a 7-2 spurt to pull within one at 19-18 before Mallory had a pair of baskets in an 8-3 run as R-MC led 27-21 with 8:25 remaining. After a pair of free throws by WLU, senior David Funderburg (Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford) hit a foul shot and a follow, Anthony made two from the charity stripe and Morris sank another triple to extend the lead to 12 at 35-23 with 4:25 left. The Generals closed the half on an 8-3 run and trailed 38-31 at intermission. Anthony had 10 points in the first half while Talbert added eight.
Anthony hit three-pointers on R-MC's first two possessions of the second half as the Yellow Jackets went up 44-31. After a trey by the Generals, Mallory made two layups to give R-MC a 48-34 lead with 16:50 remaining. After a free throw by WLU, Mallory hit a jumper and two foul shots to make it 52-37 with 14:33 left. The Yellow Jackets led 63-48 before a 13-4 spurt by the Generals made it a six-point game before a layup by Talbert extended the lead to eight at 69-61 with 2:35 remaining. After another bucket by WLU cut the deficit to six, Mallory took a long pass for a layup to make it 73-65 with 2:15 left. Following a basket by the Generals, Anthony, hit a jumper, Morris made a layup and Mallory hit a pair of free throws to extend the lead to a dozen at 77-65 with 44 seconds remaining. WLU scored the final seven points of the game as it finished 77-72.

By The Numbers:

The Yellow Jackets had three players score in double figures. Along with 20 by Anthony and Mallory, Talbert finished with 12.
Mallory went 8 for 9 from the floor and 4 for 5 from the free throw line.
R-MC shot 49% from the floor (31-63). The Yellow Jackets shot 39% from the floor in the first half (15-39) and 67% in the second half (16-24).
R-MC had a 35-29 advantage on the glass. Talbert had six rebounds to go along with the 10 by Mallory.
Mallory recorded his seventh double-double of the season and the 13th of his career.
Mallory had four of R-MC's seven blocked shots.
Talbert topped the team with six assists.

For The Record:

R-MC extended its win streak to 11.
Over the past four seasons, R-MC is 84-7 overall (.923) and 42-2 in ODAC contests (.955).
The Yellow Jackets have won five straight and 12 of the past 15 meetings against the Generals.
Mallory's four blocks give him 149 for his career, the second-highest total in program history. Pat Holland owns the school record with 174.
Anthony had three steals to give him 217 for his career, a program record.
Anthony had three assists to give him 673 in his career, the second-highest total in program history and the second-highest total in ODAC history.
Anthony had 20 points to give him 1,729 for his career, the fourth-highest total in program history and four points away from the No. 3 spot.

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