Box Score Maryville College's Kevin Chong and Felix Uadiale each posted a double-double and senior Josh Brooks deposited a 20-point effort, but the trio's performance was not enough as the Greensboro College Pride defeated the Scots 76-73 on Sunday afternoon in MC's Boydson Baird Gymnasium.
Maryville outpaced the Pride 34-32 in the first half on almost 39-percent shooting from the floor. The Scots out-battled Greensboro on the boards before the intermission 26-21 while limiting the visitors to only a 1-for-15 success rate from beyond the arc.
Despite a 15-point lead and shooting 43-percent from the floor in the final period, Greensboro stormed back with a 57-percent shooting effort while hitting 4-of-10 three pointers to close the gap in the closing minutes of the challenge.
A Kevon Meertins layup with 2:23 remaining gave the Pride a 72-71 advantage. Matthew Brown sank a layup off a Greyson Collins assist putting Greensboro up 74-71 with 48-seconds left. A Joshua Brooks layup capped MC's scoring and the Pride's Sean McCabe sealed the victory with a pair of free throws.
Greensboro (9-5, 3-3 USA South) was led by Matthew Brown's 18 points off the bench. Greyson Collins tossed in 14 points while Eric Peaks Jr. and Michael Phifer added 12 and 11 respectively.
Maryville (2-11, 1-5 USA South) was paced by Kevin Chong's 22 points on 8-of-18 shooting that included a 6-for-12 effort from beyond the arc. The sophomore also posted 10 rebounds and a pair of blocked shots. Senior guard Joshua Brooks added 20 points on 9-of 17 shooting while grabbing six rebounds and dishing out three assists. Felix Uadiale added another Fighting Scot double-double with 10 points in the paint while bringing down a game-high 12 rebounds. Donovan Jackson finished with a dozen points on 50-percent shooting while dishing out a game-high six assists.
"When you have a pair of double-digit leads you have to close the door," stated MC Head Coach Raul Placeres. "Their zone really changed the tempo of the game and stalled our momentum. Our kids fought hard. Our message to each player continues to be you have got to keep working, keep learning, and keep growing with each experience."
The Scots will prepare for USA South rival Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia on Wednesday, January 15th and 7:00 p.m.
