WILSON, N.C. - Powered by its potent offense, the Anderson men's
basketball team wrapped up the road portion of its 2009-10 campaign
with a 100-89 win past Barton in Conference Carolinas' action
Saturday night at the Wilson Center. Anderson improved to 18-6
overall and 12-6 in the league, while Barton fell to 13-12 overall
and 9-9 in the conference. The 18 wins by the regionally-ranked
Trojans on the season equals the 2001-02 AU team for the most wins
in a season since becoming a four-year institution in 1995-1996.
The victory also keeps the Trojans in a three-way logjam for the
second seed in the conference tournament heading into final weekend
of the conference slate. "We may have played the best first half of
the season tonight," Anderson head coach Jason Taylor said. "We
took care of the ball and didn't take any bad shots." The Trojans,
winners of four straight and five of their last six, snapped the
Bulldogs' modest two-game win streak by connecting on 50 percent of
their shots from the field and never trailed in the contest.
Anderson steadily built a 13-point cushion midway through the
opening frame and the lead held steady through most of the first
half and held its largest lead of the contest, 53-37, with less
than a minute to play in the first half. Barton pulled within 55-48
early in the second half but it would prove to be as close as the
Bulldogs would get, as AU held off each surge. Guards Tony Anderson
and Nick Trull paced five Trojans in double figures, each with 20
points, while Brandon Young added 19. Trey Britton netted 16 points
on the night and Stephen Cobb chipped in 11 points. Young dished
out a team-high seven assists, with Taylor Shugart collecting a
game-high 13 rebounds, with Britton notching a double-double by
pulling down 10 boards. Anderson closes out the regular season with
a three-game homestand, beginning on Monday when the North
Greenville Crusaders invade the Abney Athletic Center for a 7 p.m.
tip-off. Box
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