LEXINGTON, Va. (1/31/07) -- Eric Belkoski's three-pointer with 12 seconds left in the game gave Guilford College a 62-61 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) men's basketball win over Washington and Lee University Wednesday in the Warner Center. The host Generals erased a 16-point second-half deficit to take a three-point lead (60-57) with 46 seconds remaining, but could not hang on.

Guilford is ranked 24th in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. The Quakers (15-3, 9-3 ODAC) have won four of their last five games.

Washington and Lee (10-7, 5-6 ODAC) had a chance to win the game with 0.3 seconds remaining as junior forward Greg Bienemann was fouled on a layup attempt. However, Bienemann missed both free throws and the Quakers escaped with the one-point victory.

The Generals shot 25.9 percent (7-27) in the first half and trailed the Quakers 33-15 at the break. Guilford held a 16-point lead (47-31) with 12:21 remaining, but the Generals used a 16-2 run over the next 5:12 to make it a two-point game (49-47) with 7:09 left. Guilford held the lead until Washington and Lee tied it at 54-54 with 3:30 left on a three-pointer by sophomore forward Kirk Jones.

A pair of free throws by Guilford junior center Ben Strong at the 3:17 mark gave the Quakers a 56-54 lead, but another Jones three-pointer just 27 seconds later gave Washington and Lee its first lead (57-56) since the score was 8-6.

Washington and Lee pushed out to a 60-57 advantage with 46 seconds left on a layup by senior forward Alex White, but a layup by Strong cut it back to a one-point game just three seconds later. A foul sent Washington and Lee sophomore guard Isaiah Goodman to the stripe with 31 seconds left and he made one-of-two charity tosses for a 61-59 lead. After a Guilford turnover, Washington and Lee sophomore guard Chris McHugh missed two free throws with 26 seconds left.

W&L recovered from its cold first-half shooting to nail 54.5 percent (18-33) in the second half, but the Generals shot just 4-of-15 from the foul line, including 4-of-14 in the second half. Guilford shot just 8-for-21 (.381) in the second stanza, but hit 19-of-23 free throws for the game.

The Generals were led by Jones' 14 points and seven rebounds. Freshman forward Zac White totaled 11 points, while brother Alex White notched 10 points. Bienemann registered eight points and eight rebounds.

Guilford was paced by Strong, who tallied 23 points and 12 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the year. Belkoski posted a career-high 18 points and seven boards.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it hosts Randolph-Macon for a 2:00 pm contest. Guilford visits Lynchburg Saturday.

-courtesy of Washington and Lee Sports Information