Hampden Sydney,VA-- The William Peace University Men's Basketball team defeated the Tigers of Hampden Sydney- College by a score of (96-71).

Smith Gupton would start his impressive shooting night from behind the arc and give the Pacers an early lead. The Pacers would hit on four of their first five attempts from three point land which would be enough to give them an early (14-9) lead. Smith Gupton would lead the Pacers in the first half with 11 points on four of six shooting with three of those being from behind the arc. Freshmen John Ingram would add 10 of his 15 points in the first half. Ingram would get to the line on six occasions and would convert all six.

FIGURES AT THE HALF:

• At the Half the Pacers led (43-35)

• The Pacers would go 8 for 8 from the line

• A layup by John Ingram would cap an 8-0 run heading into the half

• Pacers would shoot 45% from the field in the First half

The Pacers would pick up right where they left off to start the second half. WPU would use yet another run to start pulling away from the tigers. This time it would be a 9-2 run to give the Pacers a (51-37) lead. Thanks to timely shooting down the stretch the Pacers would not trail again in this contest. The Pacers would top the Tigers by a final score of (96-71).

THE RECAP:

• The Pacers would finish shooting 50% from the field

• Smith Gupton would lead all scorers with 19 points on 6 of 9 shooting

• WPU would finish 22-27 from the line and would out rebound the Tigers 41-32

• Trey Bryant would finish with a double- double on 13 points and 10 rebounds

THE FOES:

• Jake Hahn would lead the Tigers with 17 points

• The Tigers finished the night shooting 38% from the field

WHAT'S NEXT:

The Pacers will now travel to Emory, Virginia on Wednesday, November 18th for an afternoon matchup against the Wasps of Emory and Henry College.The Wasps come into the matchup at (4-0) after beating Maryville College (86-74) on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00PM.

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