GREENSBORO, N.C.. -- The Guilford College men's basketball team earned its first win of the season as it took down crosstown foe Greensboro College, 57-51 on Wednesday evening. 

THE BASICS

• Records: Guilford 1-2, Greensboro 1-4

• Score: Guilford 57, Greensboro 51

• Location: Hanes Gymnasium - Greensboro College

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Despite going up 1-0 on a Liam Ward made free throw, hosting Greensboro College quickly took control and gapped out to a 14-7 lead at 12:41.

• This ignited a fire under the Quakers as Ward put up eight straight points to put his squad up 18-16 at 4:52 on a big dunk. 

• With 9.8 seconds remaining in the half, Jaylen Gore went to the free throw line, but was unable to sink it. Guilford trailed 24:22 heading into halftime. 

• The second half proved to be eventful, as the pair traded points in the early goings, but mostly in favor of the hosts as they were putting up three-pointers compared to Guilford's twos.

• Battling back, Guilford put up six-straight points to trail by only four, 40-36 with 12:52 left in the contest. 

• An answer from the Pride makes it 43-38, but Caleb Farrish comes up big with a layup and made free throw on a shooting foul to make it 43-41. 

• Ward carries the momentum as he evens the score at 43 after three minutes with no scoring. He then put the Quakers up 45-43 on a jumper. 

• A pair of Joah Logan free throws at 4:42 gives Guilford a lead it would not relinquish, 47-46.

• Ward added five points on a jumper and three-pointer for a 52-46 lead, which eventually forced a Greensboro timeout with 1:01 on the clock. 

• With 20.4 seconds remaining, Julius Burch found a rogue ball in the paint, which allowed Guilford to use a timeout and advance the ball to its offensive zone. 

• The Quakes came away with a 57-51 victory over Greensboro after allowing it to post a layup in the final seven seconds to narrow the point margin.

COMPARING NUMBERS

• The Quakers shot 42 percent from the field while the hosting pride was 30.9 percent on the two-point attempt.

• Guilford also out-rebounded the opposition 33-30.

• Winning the battle of the GCs, Guilford was strong on the second chance attempt, posting 11 points to Greensboro's 4. 

TOP PERFORMING QUAKERS

• Absolutely dominating the offensive zone, Liam Ward posted a team-best 25 points. Tonight's performance marked the third time this season that Ward posted more than 20 points in a contest. 

  • The senior tied for the lead in steals with three while tying for second in rebounds with a mark of five.

• Leading Guilford off the boards was Julius Burch with his 14 rebounds. Burch added six points and two steals in the win.

• Second in scoring, Joah Logan put up 13 points, perfected from the charity stripe, 6-6. Logan also had two steals and one block.

• Off the bench, Caleb Farrish recorded seven points and two rebounds. Farrish was perfect on the attempt, 3-for-3 from the field and 1-for-1 on the free throw.

NEXT TIME

Guilford will see a little bit of a break before it is scheduled to travel to Averett for a 5 p.m. contest on Tuesday.