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Camden Ferguson Jumper against Methodist defender
70
William Peace WPU-M 13-13
104
Winner Methodist MUM 14-12
William Peace WPU-M
13-13
70
Final
104
Methodist MUM
14-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
William Peace WPU-M 40 30 70
Methodist MUM 40 64 104

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Falls To Methodist in First Round of Conference Tournament

THE BASICS:

  • Score: William Peace 70 - Methodist 104

  • Records:William Peace 13-13 - Methodist 14-12

  • Location- Fayetteville, NC

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The Monarchs would start the first half on a quick 4-0 run that Camden Ferguson would break with a 3-pointer from deep.

  • After some back and forth action the Pacers would break out on a 20-3 run which spanned over five minutes and gave the Pacers a 12 point lead.

  • Down the stretch in the first half it would turn into a game of large runs as Methodist would respond with a 15-0 run to give the Monarchs a 31-29 lead with under 5 minutes remaining.

  • The first half would close out with a three point play from Malik Manley to tie the game up at 40-40 heading into halftime.

  • The second half would see the Monarchs come out red hot as they went on a 10-0 run. Mikal Gaylord would answer and cut the Monarch's lead to 6 points with under 15 minutes left to play.

  • There would be no slowing down the Monarchs as they shot and impressive 75% from the field in the second half on 24 of 32 shooting.

  • The Pacers would continue to chip away and fight down the stretch and come within 13 points with a Camden Ferguson 3-pointer.

  • In the end the Monarchs would pull away, continuing their impressive second half shooting and hold the Pacers for a 104-70 win.

PACER TOP PERFORMERS:

FOR THE FOES:

  • Sam Mingledoff finished with a game high 20 points.

  • Dante Burden would add 19 points to go along with 9 assists and 6 rebounds.

  • Kevin Mclaughlin had 15 points.

STATS OF THE GAME:

  • The Pacers shot 38.8% from the field on 23 of 60 shooting to the Monarchs 55.6%.

  • Both teams struggled with turnovers as the Pacers finished with 22 while the Monarchs had 16.

  • Methodist found success in the paint as they finished with 44 points in the paint.

WHAT"S NEXT?

The Pacers conclude their season with an overall record of 13-13 and 9-8 in conference play. This game also marked the last game for six Pacer seniors, Tre McLean, Paul Dunlap, Jason Dudley, William Walker, Samuel Arnold and Maurice Canady. All six have contributed a great deal to the men's basketball program as well as the athletic department. Congrats on an awesome career guys!

 

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