SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University men's basketball team was stifled 79-63 on Sunday afternoon against the No. 10 Roanoke Maroons inside the Wicomico County Civic Center.
Aidan Camper got the Sea Gulls (2-4) on the board by hitting a jumper from beyond the arc to give Salisbury an early 3-2 advantage. The following possessions were dominated by
Daniel Oyediran, who made a bucket in the paint, then came down and scored again, plus a foul to complete a three-point play.
Just the midway point in the first segment,
Tyler Ball knotted the score at 21 with a mid-range jumper. The Maroons (4-1) used a 32-6 run through the rest of the half to take a 53-27 lead after 20 minutes of play.
Jamison Graves helped level the waters in the second frame, scoring 14 points. Ball drilled two triples, and the Sea Gulls outscored Roanoke 36-26 while shooting 48 percent (12-25) and held the Maroons to a 39.1 field goal percentage (9-23).
GAME NOTES
- Graves scored over 20 points for the second time this season by tallying 21 points on 7-13 shooting and went 6-8 from the free throw line.
- Salisbury shot 47.1 percent (24-51) from the field, 40.0 percent (4-10) from distance and 64.7 percent (11-17) from the charity stripe.
The Sea Gulls travel to Baltimore to take on the Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays on Saturday.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 206 conference championships, and have produced 53 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
