HARRISONBURG, Va. – Junior Buzz Anthony (Arnold, Md./Archbishop Spalding) led all scorers with 20 points as the sixth-ranked Randolph-Macon men's basketball team posted a 77-49 ODAC victory at Eastern Mennonite on Wednesday evening.

The Basics:

Score: Randolph-Macon 77, Eastern Mennonite 49

Location/Venue: Harrisonburg, Va./Yoder Arena

Records: R-MC 14-1, 6-0 ODAC; EMU 1-5, 3-12 ODAC

How it Happened:

• The Yellow Jacket defense held the Royals without a field goal over the first seven minutes as R-MC started on an 18-2 run. Anthony hit his first four shots during the spurt, two jumpers and a pair of three-pointers for 10 points. A layup by junior David Funderburg (Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford) gave R-MC a 20-4 advantage before EMU used a 12-2 run to pull within six at 22-16 with 6:30 left in the first half. The visitors had a 24-18 edge before freshman Josh Talbert (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) had seven points in a 9-0 spurt as the Yellow Jackets went up 33-18 with 1:30 remaining. After a layup by EMU, Anthony drew a double team inside and passed out to sophomore Ian Robertson (Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen), who nailed a three-pointer just before the buzzer as R-MC took a lead of 36-20 at the break. Anthony led R-MC with 10 points, while Talbert added seven and Funderburg tallied six. Funderburg led the Yellow Jackets on the boards with four caroms. R-MC held the Royals to 33% shooting from the floor (8-24) and 17% from beyond the arc (1-6).
• Freshman Miles Mallory (Beltsville, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) and senior Corey Bays (Bel Air, Md./CM Wright) had layups to start the second half as the lead grew to 20 at 40-20. Consecutive three-point plays by Funderburg and Anthony pushed the advantage to 28 at 51-23 with 15:30 left in the second stanza. A three-pointer by Anthony gave R-MC a 31-point lead at 59-28 with 11:15 remaining. The Royals cut the deficit to 20 at 64-44 with 5:30 remaining before a three-pointer and a three-point play by Talbert capped a 13-0 run as R-MC went up 77-44 with one minute left. EMU had the final five points as it finished 77-49.

By The Numbers:

• R-MC had three score in double figures. Along with the 20 by Anthony, Talbert tallied 17 and Mallory added 10. Funderburg finished one point out of double figures with nine.
• Funderburg did pace the victors in rebounds with a season-high seven.
• Mallory matched his season-best with five blocks.
• Anthony also had five assists.

For The Record

• R-MC remains the only team without a loss in ODAC play. The Yellow Jackets are 6-0 in conference contests.
• The Yellow Jackets are 49-11 all-time against the Royals. R-MC has won 16 of the past 20 meetings with EMU.
• R-MC entered the game as the top team in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 55.4 points per contest. The Yellow Jackets held an opponent to 50 points or less for the seventh time this season.
• The Yellow Jackets are second in the country in assist/turnover ratio at 1.77. R-MC had 18 assists and seven turnovers, its lowest turnover total in the past five games.

Up Next:

• Randolph-Macon will host Guilford on Saturday, January 18 at 4:30 p.m. in Crenshaw Gym. The game will be a Black Swarm. Fans are encouraged to wear black in support of the Yellow Jackets. The R-MC Campus Store will be open on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with black shirts on sale for $10.