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William Peace University

Claude and six seniors, Sam, Maurice, Tre, Jason, Paul, and Ras
89
Averett AUM 7-16 (7-8 USAS)
91
Winner William Peace WPUMB 11-12 (8-7 USAS)
Averett AUM
7-16 (7-8 USAS)
89
Final
91
William Peace WPUMB
11-12 (8-7 USAS)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Averett AUM 40 49 89
William Peace WPUMB 43 48 91

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Callie Yohn

Pacers Hold on to Win in Final Seconds on Senior Night

The Basics:

  • Final Score: William Peace 91, Averett 89

  • Records: William Peace 12-11 USA South 8-7 Averett 7-16 USA South 7-8

  • Location: Raleigh, NC -- Hermann Athletic Center

How it Happened:

  • Maurice Canady and Samuel Arnold got the scoring started off for the Pacers and gave them the 6-0 lead to start the game.

  • The Pacers would then go on a 7-0 run to put them up 13-2 led by three more Pacers Jason Dudley, Tyson Sellers and John Ingram within the first five minutes of the game.

  • The Pacers would go on yet another run, this time they would score 9 points unanswered by the Cougars to put them up 27-7.

  • The Cougars would come back and go on a 11-0 run to cut the lead to three (37-34 Pacers) with four minutes remaining in the first half.

  • Montre' Cash for the Cougars would have 21 points in the last 10 minutes of the first half alone.

  • The Cougars would strike first in the second half with a free throw but would be met by a jumper from John Ingram and a three pointer from Camden Ferguson from the Pacers.

  • The Pacers would continue to score points but would allow the Cougars to come within four with 10 minutes left in the second half.

  • The Pacers would score five three point shots in the last 10 minutes of the game alone from Camden Ferguson, Mikal Gaylord and Tyson Sellers.

  • The Cougars would keep it close and would keep it within four points or less in the last three minutes of the game but clutch three pointers from Camden Ferguson would keep the Pacers lead going.

  • Missed free throws on the Cougars side and a made free throw from Tyson Sellers for the Pacers would seal the victory for the Pacers in the final seconds of the game.

Pacer Top Performers:

For the Foes:

  • Montre' Cash had a game high 39 points.

  • Timothy Henry had 19 points and 9 rebounds.

  • Moriba Diaby had 10 points and 9 rebounds.

Stats of the Game:

  • The Pacers would have 16 turnovers to the Cougars 9.

  • The Pacers shot 56% from the field and 58.6% from behind the arch to the Cougars 46.4% from the field and 29.4% from behind the arch.

  • The Pacers had 78 bench points to the Cougars 17.

What's Next?

The William Peace Paces Men's Basketball team hit the road for their second to last regular season game versus North Carolina Wesleyan College. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 pm on Wednesday, February 13 in Rocky Mount, NC.


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