THIRD-RANKED TIGERS HOLD OFF GUILFORD FOR 74-71 ODAC HOOPS WIN

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Greensboro, NC (12/08/01) -- Sophomore guard Brandon Randall (Williamsburg, VA/Bruton) scored 12 of his game-high 18 points in the second half to lead visiting Hampden-Sydney past Guilford, 74-71, in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) men's basketball action Saturday. The Tigers (7-0, 3-0 ODAC), who have won 15 straight over Guilford (4-3, 2-2 ODAC), are ranked third in this week's d3hoops.com Division III poll and sixth in the Basketball America Division III poll.

Hampden-Sydney freshman guard Rashee Durant (Wilmington, NC/Blue Ridge) made both ends of a one-and-one free-throw opportunity with five seconds left to preserve the win. Guilford sophomore Robert Spence (Apex, NC/Southeast Raleigh) had a good look at a game-tying basket, but his three-pointer rimmed out as time expired.

Tigers' sophomore swingman Jeff Monroe (Raleigh, NC/Broughton) provided the game's 16th and final lead change with a layup with 10:47 remaining in the second half. His go-ahead basket came in the midst of a 22-10 Hampden-Sydney run, which gave the visitors a 70-60 edge with 4:02 left. Randall scored 10 points and hit two of his game-high four three-pointers during the decisive run.

The Quakers answered with a 7-0 spurt and pulled to within 70-67 on senior center Aron McMillian's (Greensboro, NC/Greensboro Day) jump-hook with 1:47 left. A Durant layup with 39 seconds remaining gave the Tigers a 72-67 advantage. Guilford's Jevon Clarke (Apex, NC/Southeast Raleigh) scored and then rebounded a missed fastbreak layup attempt by the Tigers' Jay Patrick (Hurt, VA/Hargrave Military), which led to Paul Kindem's (Chapel Hill, NC/East Chapel Hill) basket with six seconds left that cut Hampden-Sydney's lead to 72-71.

Guilford's Josh Connor (Greensboro, NC/Northwest Guilford) fouled Durant on the ensuing inbounds pass and the rookie made both shots to provide the final margin.

Durant, a backup point guard, finished with six points, six rebounds and a game-high five assists for the Tigers. Sophomore forward David Willson (Memphis, TN/MUS) added 10 points and five boards off the bench. Monroe tallied nine points and three assists. The Tigers committed just three turnovers in the second half after 11 first-half miscues.

Guilford's McMillian scored 11 of his team-high 13 points in the second half and added six boards and a pair of blocks. Kindem matched his season-high with 12 points and had three assists. Sophomore guard Ron Bradford (Eden, NC/Greensboro Day) hit three three-pointers and scored nine of his 12 points in the first half. Clarke finished with six points and a career- and game-high nine boards.

Guilford closes out its fall semester schedule Tuesday (12/11) at Division I Western Carolina. The Tigers seek their eighth straight win December 29 win versus LaGrange in the Hampden-Sydney Holiday Hoops Classic.