GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior Gabriel Lowder scored 15 of his game-high 18 points in the second half to carry Guilford College past Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball rival Hampden-Sydney College, 83-72, Wednesday.

Guilford's Josh Pittman added 16 points as the Quakers (17-7, 11-4 ODAC) moved past the Tigers (17-7, 10-5 ODAC) into third place in the league with one regular-season game to play.

Hampden-Sydney's Harrison George scored 10 points and Ru White added nine in a tight first half that saw four ties and 11 lead changes. The Tigers led by seven late in the period before Brad Monroe and Will Freeman scored consecutive hoops to pull Guilford within 35-32 at the break.

Trailing by one, Guilford's Carson Sullivan stroked a three-pointer two minutes into the second half to give the Quakers a 41-39 lead and trigger a decisive 12-4 run. Lowder had five points during the spurt, which opened a 50-43 margin five minutes into the half. The Tigers cut the deficit to four, but the Quakers scored six unanswered points and never let Hampden-Sydney closer than six points in the final 14 minutes.

Guilford forced the Tigers into 16 turnovers, 10 in the second half, and held them to a pedestrian .448 field-goal percentage. Hampden-Sydney entered the game ranked first in NCAA Division III with a 52.5% field-goal percentage and 20.9 points per game victory margin.

Lowder, who hit four of Guilford's 10 three-pointers, also had five rebounds. Pittman added three boards, four assists and four steals in a rare reserve role as the Quakers started the team's five seniors in their last regular-season home contest. Sullivan, also a regular starter who came off the bench, chipped in 10 points, five assists and four rebounds. Rookie reserves Freeman and Matt McCarthy contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively.

George, the defending ODAC Player of the Year, scored a team-high 16 points and had a game-best 12 rebounds and five assists. White finished with 13 points, eight boards and three blocks and Khobi Williamson added 12 points and seven rebounds.

The Quakers close the regular season at ODAC-foe Eastern Mennonite University Saturday (2/18) at 2:00 p.m. The Tigers host Randolph-Macon College Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in another meeting of top-four ODAC teams.