WESTMINSTER, Md. – Clay Henson
netted 27 points to lead Guilford to a 68-62 victory over
McDaniel in non-conference men's basketball action on
Wednesday.
Rhett Bonner added 17 points for the Quakers
(6-2), who overcame a 10-point first-half deficit to enter the
break on a winning note.
Freshman Devon Lesniak (Westminster, Md./Winters
Mill) led the Green Terror (4-3) with a career-high 18
points. Kevin Henry (Potomac, Md./Bullis School)
added 13 points while Josh McKay (Baltimore, Md./Eastern
Tech) recorded a double-double with 11 points and 15
rebounds.
Trailing 31-21 on two Lesniak free throws with 3:52 remaining in
the first half, Hensen hit four straight free throws to pull the
visitors with six.
A Lesniak 3-pointer stretched the lead back to 34-25 before Hensen
answered with a pair of triples in the final 1:39 of the half
closed the deficit to three at the intermission.
A Bonner trey just 17 seconds into the second half knotted the game
for the first time since 2-all.
Lesniak responded with the third of his four 3-pointers and a
tip-in to give McDaniel a five-point advantage.
Five straight Tyler Sanborn points and another
Henson 3-pointer accounted for an 8-0 that gave Guilford the lead
for good with 16:54 to play.
Clinging to a 44-43 lead two minutes later, eight Quaker free
throws helped the visitors extend the lead to 52-45 with 11:03 on
the clock.
A Henry 3-pointer closed the deficit to as close as 57-55 with 5:59
on the clock but a pair of Bonner jumpers and a 4-for-4
showing from Martin Stephenson in the final 39
seconds perserved the victory for Guilford.
Knotted at 2-all early, a Miguel Jones (Baltimore,
Md./North County) steal-and-layup followed by a McKay
3-pointer keyed an 8-2 run to give McDaniel a 10-4 advantage with
16:38 remaining in the first half.
Clinging to a 24-21 lead with 5:26 on the clock, McKay hit a pair
of free throws and Lesniak poured in five points to push the lead
to 10.
Henry added six rebounds, four assists and three blocked
shots.
The Green Terror returns to action at York (Pa.) on Jan. 3. Game
time is 6 p.m.
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