Faulkner holds off Reinhardt
Randell Moore gets fouled on his way to the rim
December 4
Faulkner survived a poor free-throw shooting night by hitting seven of its last nine down the stretch to hold off Reinhardt 78-70 Thursday night in a Southern States Athletic Conference game at Tine Davis Gymnasium.
Chris Palmore finds a lane in the first half
Oneil Mangal takes flight for the Eagles in the first period
The Eagles (7-3, 3-0 SSAC) led only 67-64 with 2:57 left, but Randell Moore and Fred Foster helped keep Reinhardt (4-4, 1-1 SSAC) at bay with three free throws apiece in the final minutes. Faulkner shot a whopping 47 free throws in the game, making only 27. The Eagles trailed for a total of only 2:17 seconds in the game, and won despite committing 27 turnovers.
And one; Aaron Greenwood drops in two and adds the a free throw after the foul
“It sure wasn’t pretty,’’ said Faulkner head coach Jim Sanderson, whose Eagles held Reinhardt to only 37 percent shooting from the field. “We had some guys step up and hit big free throws when we had to have them, and that certainly saved us. We’ll have to play much better than we did tonight if we want to be successful in our league.’’
Andrew Williams pulls down a rebound in the second half
Darius McKnight goes up strong after the offensive rebound in the first half
Faulkner led most of the way, but could never shake the pesky visitors. The Eagles biggest lead in the game was eight, and they held a 33-30 advantage at halftime. Faulkner was paced by Randell Moore’s 19 points and six rebounds, while Reggie Dupree and Josh Gholston each added 11. Reinhardt got 15 points from Quinton Spivey, 14 from Shawn Davis and 10 each from Mario Mason and Kordel Alexander.
Faulkner hosts No. 5 Lee Saturday afternoon at 2.
Fred Foster puts in two after the breakaway steal