Men's Basketball Release (2005-06) - Guilford Sweeps Season-Series From Emory & Henry - Guilford College

 

GREENSBORO, NC (1/18/06) -- Caleb Kimbrough's late-game heroics helped Guilford pull out a 109-106 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) men's basketball win over visiting Emory & Henry Wednesday night. The Quakers' fourth-straight triumph gave Guilford (8-8, 6-3 ODAC) a sweep of the season series with the Wasps (6-9, 2-6 ODAC) for the first time since 2000-01.


    Kimbrough's pull-up jumper with 1:40 left broke the game's fifth and final tie and gave the Quakers an insurmountable 106-104 edge. After Ben Strong made one-of-two free throws with 27 seconds remaining, Gary Kerns' layup at the other end made it a 107-106 game 17 seconds later. Following an Emory & Henry time out, the Wasps fouled Kimbrough with nine seconds left. For the second straight game, the sophomore point guard preserved a Quakers' win by making two free throws in the waning seconds. His free throws with six seconds left provided the final margin in Guilford's 72-68 win over Bridgewater Jan. 15.


    Strong, Guilford's 6-10 sophomore center and the reigning ODAC Player of the Week, finished with a career-high 30 points on 14-of-16 shooting from the floor. He made his first 11 shots from the floor and netted 20 points in the second half, which helped Guilford overcome a 12-point second-half deficit.


    The Wasps' constant full-court defensive pressure resulted in Guilford's 19 first-half turnovers, which led to 25 Emory & Henry points. Kerns had 14 of his team-high 26 points by the break and Cain Landreth added 13 of his 16 points in the first half.


    Kerns stuck consecutive three-pointers during a 10-0 Wasps' run early in the second stanza. Antonio Leary's layup with 15:11 remaining gave the guests a 73-61 edge, but Emory & Henry could not maintain the lead as their frenetic, trifecta-laden pace can yield points almost as fast as they're scored. Guilford answered with a 26-6 spurt over the next 6:31 and led 87-79 with 8:40 left in the game. The Quakers' L.T. Lockett scored all 10 of his second-half points during the run and Strong added seven points.


    Emory & Henry battled back and grabbed a 94-91 lead on Hank Luton's layup with 5:21 left, but two Strong baskets sandwiched around a Wasps' offensive foul eclipsed the Wasps' final lead of the night.


Guilford placed five student-athletes in double-figure scoring, including Jordan Snipes, who totaled 22 points, a game-high eight assists and five boards. Junior Thomas Burge scored 11 of Guilford's first 17 points before encountering foul trouble and ending with 12 points. Kimbrough also scored a dozen and added four assists. The Quakers outrebounded the Wasps, 57-45, and shot 58.3 percent from the floor with no three-point attempts.


    Emory & Henry made 14-of-54 shots from beyond the arc, down from their 97 three-point tries in the teams' Nov. 30 meeting, a 147-136 Guilford win in Emory, VA. NCAA Division III's number-two offensive team just missed its average of 110.3 points per game and crossed the 100-point plateau for the ninth time.


    Guilford visits league-rival Lynchburg Saturday (1/21) at 4:00 p.m. Emory & Henry hosts Hampden-Sydney Saturday (1/21) at 2:00 p.m.