FREDERICK, Md. - The Wilson College men's basketball team was back in action at the MMI Tip-Off Classic, hosted by Hood College, against Carnegie Mellon University. The Phoenix (0-2, 0-0 CSAC) fell to the Tartans (1-1, 0-0 UAA) with a final score of 86-69.
How It Happened: Wilson scored the first basket of the game in the first 15 seconds of action off a layup by junior
Antonio Bussey (Aiken, SC, ). The Phoenix and the Tartans were neck and neck for the start of the first half until Wilson reached a stalling point at 25. Carnegie Mellon found 15 points during this time bring the score to 40-25. Junior
Daeshaun Johnson (Waldorf, MD, St. Charles HS) broke the Phoenix dry spell after being fouled on a fast break and making both free throws to bring the score to 40-27. After a quick time out by the Phoenix, Wilson's offense started to heat back up cutting the Tartans lead to two with the score now being 42-40, with 30 seconds remaining in the half. After two free throws for the Tartans, the score going into the half stood at 44-40. At the start of the second half, Wilson again found the first basket of the half off a layup by senior
Adrian Thomas (Germantown, MD., Northwest HS). Turnovers plagued the Phoenix offense which the Tartans capitalized on to expand the gap to a final score of 86-69.
Inside the Box Score: The Tartans outshot the Phoenix 51.7% to 43.1% on the floor. Wilson however was more efficient in the paint and on fast breaks scoring 34 points in the paint and eight off fast breaks. Junior
Antonio Bussey was the leading scorer for the Phoenix with 17 points. Junior
Darryl Garib (Dallas, TX., Forest Park) led the team in rebounds finding the ball eight times off the board, with three offensive and five defensive rebounds. Senior
Adrian Thomas and junior
Daeshaun Johnson led the team in assists with three each.
Up Next: Men's basketball is on the road for their next game on November 16 at Eastern Mennonite University with a tip-off at 7:00 p.m. in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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