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William Peace University

seniors
68
Methodist MUM 0
76
Winner William Peace WPU 0
Methodist MUM
0
68
Final
76
William Peace WPU
0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Methodist MUM 41 27 68
William Peace WPU 36 40 76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Takes Down Monarchs On Senior Night

Raleigh, NC -- William Peace University men's basketball defeated Methodist University by a score of 76-68. The Pacers honored seniors Cole Atwood, Smith Gupton, and Donolly Tyrell Jr., celebrating their successful careers.

THE BASICS
  • Final score: William Peace 76, Methodist 68
  • Records: William Peace (6-16, 3-9), Methodist (2-20, 1-11)
  • Location: Raleigh, NC
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Monarchs would get out to an early 5-0 lead before a 3-pointer from Smith Gupton and Malachi Borders would put the Pacers up 6-5. A dunk from Donolly Tyrell Jr. would increase the lead to 8-5. Smith Gupton would add two shots from behind the arc as the Pacers continued to roll to lead 19-15, while 3 from Cole Atwood would bring the score to 22-19. The Monarchs would push back to take a 35-29 lead, but a layup from Michael Dulin would cut the Monarchs' lead to 41-36 heading into halftime.
  • A shot from behind the arc from Michael Dulin would bring the score to 45-44 as the Pacers chipped away at Methodist's lead. Smith Gupton's layup would put the Pacers up 50-49, but the Monarchs would even the game 59-59. Malachi Borders and Smith Gupton would both hit shots from behind the arc to put the Pacers back up 65-62. Donolly Tyrell Jr. and Tyler Parton would take advantage of a few final free throws, with a final layup from Michael Dulin securing the 76-68 win for WPU.
PACER TOP PERFORMERS
  • Smith Gupton and Michael Dulin led the Pacers with 16 points each.
  • Donolly Tyrell Jr followed behind with 15 points, tallying 11 rebounds and 4 blocks to record a double-double.
FOR THE FOES
  • Dante Burden led the Monarchs with 19 points each.
STATS OF THE GAME
  • The Pacers tallied 33 rebounds and shot at 50.9% from the field.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Pacers will host NC Wesleyan College on February 17th at 7 PM in the Hermann Athletic Center. This game was rescheduled from January 10th.

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