LEXINGTON, Va. - Four players tallied double digit performances as the Washington and Lee University men's basketball team earned a 97-86 victory over the No. 16 Hampden-Sydney Tigers which snapped the visitors 11-game win streak on senior night.
The Generals (19-7, 12-5 ODAC) never gave up the advantage leading the Tigers (20-5, 14-2) by as many as 20 points in the narrowing minutes of the second half. The Blue and White took off on a 7-2 lead early in the first half, pushing the score to 18-9 in favor of the hosts. The opening stanza ended on a jumper by Drew Harrell (Collingswood, N.J./Paul VI) with 0:16 seconds to play, giving W&L the 52-40 lead heading into the break.
H-SC came out of the break trailing by 12, and struggled to climb back into contention. Down 87-67 with 6:28 to play in the contest the Tigers clawed their way back with less than two minutes to play bringing the score to 83-90 on a Davidson Hubbard triple.
The Generals shot a stellar 53.6 percent from the field, including 58.3 percent from behind the arc, while also going 22-24 from the free-throw line.
Robert DiSibio (Sandy Hook, Conn./Newtown) led all scorers with 25 points going a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point land. The junior also sat in second on the night with four assists.
Senior, Richie Manigault (Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg)Â tallied a team second 23 points, going 5-for-7 from behind the arc. He also brought down five boards in the effort. Classmates Cheick Toure (Silver Spring, Md. / Sandy Spring Friends), Jack Lewis (Rockville, Md. / Sidewell Friends) and Sam Wise (Winchester, Va. / Handley) combined for 27 points. The four seniors scored the initial 12 points for W&L.
Harrell and Wise each dished out 6 assists.
Jack d'Entremont (Bryn Mawr, Pa. / Radnor) blocked two shots for the home team.Â
It was the Tigers who dominated the paint, and out-rebounded the Generals 39-32, but Washington and Lee won the turnover game, breaking up 12 Tiger possessions.
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Davidson Hubbard led the charge for Hampden Sydney with 21 points, and 16 rebounds. Three other Tigers notched double digits in the contest.
W&L returns to the court on Friday against the Roanoke Maroons in the quarterfinal round of the ODAC Tournament.
-Generalssports.com-
