LEXINGTON, Va. -- Roanoke College recovered from a 12-1 deficit to start the game in posting a 71-64 victory over Washington and Lee in ODAC men's basketball action on Sunday evening at the Warner Center.

The Maroons (9-2, 3-1) missed each of their first seven shots from the field and trailed by 11 points with 14:17 left in the first half. However, Roanoke chipped away at the Generals' lead and the teams went into the half tied at 34-34.

Roanoke then began the second half on an 11-4 run to assume a 45-38 lead with 11:09 left in the game and never relinquished the lead. W&L (6-5, 2-2) cut it to a two-point game (63-61) on a three-pointer by junior guard Chris McHugh (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) with 36 seconds remaining, but Roanoke hit all eight of its free throws from that point on to post the seven-point win.

The Generals were led by senior forward Greg Bienemann (Chatham, N.J./Chatham), who totaled a game-high 28 points and 13 rebounds. McHugh tallied a career-high 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point range, while senior forward Femi Kusimo (Cross Lanes, W.Va./Charleston Catholic) added 10 points and five rebounds.

Roanoke was paced by senior guard A.J. Dowell (Salem, Va./Salem), who notched 23 points and four rebounds. Senior forward Josh LaPorte (Staunton, Va./Riverheads) chipped in 17 points and eight boards.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it hosts Bridgewater for a 7:00 pm contest.

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