SALEM, Va. – The Salisbury University men's basketball program carried momentum over from a late first-half run to cruise past the Greensboro College Pride, 83-55, in Friday evening's contest inside the Cregger Center on day one of the Frankie Allen Tip-off Classic.
The Sea Gulls (2-1) and Pride (1-0) traded buckets early, with the lead changing 10 times in the first eight minutes.
Jamison Graves gave SU a jolt, scoring nine of the 16 Salisbury points during the stretch.
Greensboro would connect on a three at the 5:29 mark to tie the affair at 24. The Maroon and Gold then closed the half on a 16-6 run. Graves sparked the run by hitting a mid-range jumper, then hit a triple after
Jamal Miles put in a layup.
Elijah Bryan then made four consecutive free throws, and Graves bookended the frame with an and-one jumper to post 21 points in the half and give Salisbury a 40-30 lead.
SU grew the lead to 20 with a 17-7 run to start the second segment. Graves provided another nine points, along with six from Miles and a bucket from
Patrick Wynne.
Triples from
Joey Lutz,
Tyler Ball and
Jayden Zumbrun put the final touches on a dominant victory for the Sea Gulls and a trip to the title game in the tournament.
GAME NOTES
- Jamison Graves became the 35th Sea Gull to reach the 1,000-point club. The senior also marked a new career-high with Salisbury by scoring 30 points on 10-of-15 shooting.
- Jamal Miles contributed 15 points while shooting 6-for-9.
- Elijah Bryan tallied 11 points and seven boards.
- The Sea Gulls had 10 different players score in the contest.
- Salisbury shot 50.0 percent (26-52) from the field, 33.0 percent (8-24) from beyond the arc and 82.1 percent (23-28) from the charity stripe.
The Sea Gulls will face the hosting Roanoke College Maroons tomorrow in the tournament final at 3 p.m.
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, 26 individual national championships, and 213 conference championships, and have produced 54 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.
