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Adrian Thomas
David Sinclair
64
Wilson Wilson 0-1,0-0 CSAC
77
Winner Hood Hood 1-0,0-0 MAC Commonwealth
Wilson Wilson
0-1,0-0 CSAC
64
Final
77
Hood Hood
1-0,0-0 MAC Commonwealth
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wilson Wilson 29 35 64
Hood Hood 35 42 77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Hoops Drops Opener

FREDERICK, Md. - After missing an entire season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wilson College men's basketball team was back in action this evening in the MMI Tip-Off Classic hosted by Hood College. The Phoenix (0-1) battled the host Blazers (1-0) and fell by a final score of 77-64.

How It Happened: The Phoenix opened the game with a ton of energy and played at a fast pace, but knocking the rust off early was a challenge. In the opening seven minutes, the team was cold from the floor, created some turnovers while also turning the ball over, and got into a little bit of foul trouble. The lone bucket for the Phoenix during that stretch came on a layup by senior Adrian Thomas (Germantown, MD., Northwest HS) as the Blazers jumped out to a 13-2 advantage. After another bucket by Thomas made the score 13-4, the Phoenix started to settle in and find a rhythm. The Phoenix showed how quickly they can light up the scoreboard as their next 15 points came from behind the arc. Junior Darryl Garib (Dallas, TX., Forest Park) started off the barrage, classmate Kennedy Birdwell (Temple Hills, MD., Fairmont Heights) followed with his own three, and freshman Darren Green (Silver Spring, MD, Springbrook HS) drained back-to-back three's to pull the Phoenix within 6 points at 22-16. Junior Warrick Godwin Jr. (Largo, MD, ) recorded the last of 5 consecutive three-pointers to make it a 5 point game. With under five minutes to play in the half, the Phoenix got a fast-break and Green flushed it with authority and a few seconds later, Godwin Jr. finished with a layup to tie the game at 25-25. The Blazers would hit a couple of three's of their own in the final two minutes and carried a 35-29 edge into halftime.

After watching the Blazers push their lead to 8 points early in the second half, the Phoenix got a three from junior Jordan Miles (Waldorf, MD., Westlake). A layup on the other end by the Blazers pushed their lead back to 7 points, but the Phoenix answered with a three by Garib and a pair of free throws by junior Antonio Bussey (Aiken, SC, ) to make it a 2 point game at 41-39. Over the next five minutes, the Blazers would use an 11-2 run to get some separation from the Phoenix. A three-ball by Birdwell would slow the run and pull the Phoenix within 8 points at 52-44. However, the Blazers would go on a 8-2 run to extend their lead to 60-46 with under seven minutes to play. Late in the half, the Phoenix would mount one last charge with a 7-0 run capped off by a jam by Bussey to make it a 69-62 game, but the team would get no closer as Blazers would close out the game with a 77-64 victory. 

Inside the Box Score: The Blazers out shot the Phoenix from the floor by a 42.1% to 37.7% margin and shot 33 free throws compared to 23 for the Phoenix. While the Phoenix controlled the glass by a 41-35 margin, it was the Blazers that doubled up the Phoenix in the paint with a 32-16 edge. Godwin Jr. and Green led the Phoenix with 11 points each, while Garib narrowly missed a double-double with 9 points and 12 boards. Junior Daeshaun Johnson (Waldorf, MD, St. Charles HS) dished out a game high 5 assists.

Up Next: Wilson has a quick turnaround as the Phoenix with compete in the consolation game of the tournament against Carnegie Mellon University with a noon tip-off tomorrow.

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