Box score
BANNER ELK, N.C. --- The Queens University of
Charlotte men's basketball team turned in a solid defensive effort
en route to a 70-44 win over Lees-McRae College on Thursday night
in Conference Carolinas action.
Queens (7-4, 3-0 CC) knocked down an even 50 percent of its
field attempts on the night, including a 52 percent clip in the
first half, while limiting Lees-McRae (3-7, 0-3 CC) to a 30.6
percent mark from the floor. The Royals won the battle on the glass
by a 38-30 margin, including a 27-18 advantage on the defensive
boards, while converting 18 Bobcats miscues into 18 points.
Adam McFerran (Stow, Ohio) led the way for the Bobcats with a
double-double, recording game-highs of 16 points and 11 rebounds
while knocking down 6-of-13 attempts from the floor. Tevin Friday
(Gastonia, N.C.) and Daniel Sepokas (Ilawong, Australia) chipped in
seven and six points, respectively, while Matt Eller (Lake Norman,
N.C.) recorded a game-high three steals.
Queens' Daniel Bailey (Irmo, S.C.) equaled McFerran's game-high
of 16 points, connecting on 7-of-10 attempts from the floor and
grabbing five rebounds to pace the Royals. Reggie Hopkins
(Gastonia, N.C.) joined Bailey in double figures with 12 points on
4-of-6 shooting, while David Mason (Decatur, Ga.) and Sean Eads
(Greenville, S.C.) chipped in with nine and eight markers,
respectively. Brent Evans (Beaufort, S.C.) grabbed a team-high nine
rebounds for the Royals, while Joshua Twitty (Rutherfordton, N.C.)
dished out a game-best three assists.
The Royals took command early, opening a 17-5 lead on an Eads
triple at the 13:35 mark of the first half. Eads added another
three-pointer 30 seconds later to push the lead to 21-5 before
Bailey knocked down a jumper with 9:09 left in the period to widen
the margin to 25-8. Queens would push the lead to 33-13 with an 8-5
spurt over the next six and a half minutes, taking a 39-18 lead
into the intermission.
Queens carried the momentum into the second half, opening the
period with an 8-2 run to push the margin to 47-20 on a Preston
Newlin (Graham, N.C.) layup at the 17:17 mark. The Royals
maintained at least a 20-point lead for the remainder of the game,
pushing the margin to as much as 34 points at 64-30 with six
minutes left on the clock. The Bobcats would finish strong,
outscoring the Royals by a 14-6 margin over the final six
minutes.
Lees-McRae returns to the court on Saturday when the Bobcats
host Mount Olive College to continue their conference schedule.
Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m. in Williams Gymnasium on Take a Kid to
the Game day.
- LMC -
