DANVILLE, Va. -- The Guilford College men's basketball claimed its second victory of the season as it took down Averett University 74-61 on the road Tuesday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Score: Guilford 74, Averett 61

• Records: Guilford 2-2, Averett 0-4

• Location: Grant Center - Danville, Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Guilford claimed an early 10-0 lead to start the contest, and continued to be strong as it gaped out to a 25-7 advantage at the midway mark of the first half.

• A nine point streak by the hosting Averett that covered four minutes was halted by a Joah Logan made free throw to make it 26-14.

• A trio of Cougar three-pointers forced a Quaker timeout at 3:49 as they saw their lead cut to five, 28-23.

• Coming out of the break, Tyler Dearman put up five points off two layups and a free throw to make it 33-23. AU was able to post one more bucket as time ran out on the stanza, making it an eight point game (33-25).

• After three minutes of play in the second half Guilford had extended its lead to 13 on a pair of Liam Ward free throws. Averett answered with a layup of their own.

• Ward took it upon himself to make a statement, responding with a dunk 10 seconds later to make it 42-29.

• With 10 minutes remaining in the competition, GC owned a 58-41 lead. 

• After nearly one minute without a bucket Guilford called a timeout at 7:51. Coming out of the pause in play, rookie Caleb Farrish went up for a dunk to make it 62-44.

• It was two free throws by Jaylen Gore that gave the Quakes a 20-point advantage, 64-44.

• Despite an attempt at a rally by the Cougars, GC was able to maintain at least a 10 point lead throughout to come away with a 74-61 win.

COMPARING NUMBERS

• Guilford won the battle on the boards, out-rebounding Averett 34-25. 

• GC also proved to be strong from the field as it shot 50.9 percent compared to AU's mark of 41.2.

• While it appeared the Cougars couldn't miss from beyond the arc, the Quakes were still stronger, shooting 41.7 percent compared to the hosts' 38.5 percent.

TOP PERFORMING QUAKERS

• Dominating the competition was Liam Ward with his double-double. Ward put up team-bests in points and rebounds, with marks of 31 and 11 respectively. The senior also recorded three steals, one block and one assist. He was 14-for-21 from the field, 1-for-2 from three and a perfect 2-for-2 on free throws.

• Also strong on offense was Tyler Dearman with his 18 points. Dearman also added five rebounds, three assists and one steal. 

• Also posting double digits in scoring, Jaylen Gore put up 11 points to go with his four assists, and one rebound. Gore was near perfect shooting, 4-4 from the floor, 1-for-1 on the three-point attempt, and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe.

• Strong on the boards, Julius Burch went up for five rebounds. Burch also pitched in four points, one assist and one steal. 

NEXT TIME

Taking a quick break to enjoy Thanksgiving, Guilford will return to action on Saturday as it travels to Emory for a 3 p.m. meeting with the Eagles.