FERRUM, Va. — The Washington and Lee men's basketball team used a pair of runs in the first half to earn an 81-69 victory at Ferrum on Wednesday.
 
The Panthers (5-17, 0-13 ODAC) jumped out to a 9-5 lead in the game's first four minutes, but the Generals (10-9, 8-5 ODAC) responded with a 20-5 spurt to assume a 25-14 advantage with 9:06 remaining in the half.
 
Ferrum trimmed the margin to 29-22 with 7:08 on the clock, but then a dunk by junior guard Richie Manigault (Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg) ignited a 15-2 onslaught for the Blue and White. Following Manigault's dunk, senior forward Gus Wise (Winchester, Va./John Handley) split a pair of free throws. Sophomore guard Drew Harrell (Collingswood, N.J./Paul VI) then drained a triple and junior guard Sam Wise (Winchester, Va./John Handley) dropped in a layup.
 
The Panthers made a layup to momentarily stymie the run, but a free throw by sophomore forward Jack d'Entremont (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Radnor), a three-pointer by Harrell and a triple by d'Entremont gave the Generals a 44-24 lead with 2:41 left in the half.
 
Ferrum cut two points off its deficit by halftime (47-29), but the Blue and White held a double-digit lead for the entirety of the second on its way to the 12-point victory.
 
The Generals shot 40.0 percent (12-of-30) from beyond the arc, while holding Ferrum to just 26.7 percent (8-of-30) from long range. W&L shot 25-of-55 (45.5 percent) from the floor and the Panthers made just 35.2 percent (25-of-71) from the field.
 
With 23 points on 8-of-12 from the floor, d'Entremont led the team in scoring to go with five rebounds. Sophomore forward Robert DiSibio (Sandy Hook, Conn./Newtown) added 13 points, while Gus Wise and Harrell each scored 11.
 
Junior forward Michael Spraggins finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Panthers. Senior guard Jamar Butler totaled 13 points and seven rebounds.
 
The Generals next compete at Lynchburg on Saturday at 2:00 pm.