ASHLAND, Va. – Junior Josh Talbert (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) scored 23 points and senior Buzz Anthony (Arnold, Md./Archbishop Spalding) had his fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 assists as the top-ranked Randolph-Macon men's basketball team defeated Hampden-Sydney 74-54 on Wednesday evening to extend the win streak to 17 and win the ODAC regular-season title for the fifth straight time in a full season.

The Basics:

Score: Randolph-Macon 74, Hampden-Sydney 54

Venue: Crenshaw Gym

Records: R-MC 23-1, 15-0 ODAC; H-SC 12-10, 7-8 ODAC

How it Happened:

• Talbert buried a pair of three-pointers in the first 90 seconds as the Yellow Jackets took a quick 6-0 lead and would never trail. After a bucket by the Tigers, Talbert hit a jumper and sophomore Will Coble (Charlotte, N.C./Davidson Day) nailed a trey as R-MC went up 11-2 with 17:20 left in the first half. Following an H-SC layup, junior Miles Mallory (Beltsville, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) and Talbert had layups to give the home team a 15-4 edge with 15:30 remaining. The Tigers used a 10-0 run to pull within one before a jumper by Talbert gave the Yellow Jackets a 17-14 lead with 8:35 left. R-MC led 19-18 before two layups by Mallory, a triple by Anthony and a follow by senior David Funderburg (Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford) made up a 9-2 spurt as R-MC went up 28-20 with 3:50 remaining. A three-point play by sophomore Daniel Mbangue (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) pushed the lead back to double digits at 33-23 with 1:40 left. Mallory banked in a three-pointer with one second remaining as the Yellow Jackets took a 38-27 lead to the locker room. Mallory paced R-MC with 13 points and Talbert added 12.
• Two treys by Anthony and four points by Mallory made up a 10-4 run as the Yellow Jackets went up 48-31 with 14:34 remaining. After a three-pointer by the Tigers, Funderburg made a one-hander and senior Ian Robertson (Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen) had a driving layup as R-MC took a 52-34 lead with 12:55 left. H-SC pulled within 12 before a steal and layup by Talbert was followed by a three-pointer by Anthony as the Yellow Jackets led 60-43 with 8:40 remaining. A jumper by Talbert and a trey by senior DaQuan Morris (Philadelphia, Pa./Hill School) gave R-MC a 20-point advantage at 65-45 with 6:50 left. Talbert hit a jumper as the lead grew to 22 at 67-45 with 5:15 remaining. Talbert had a tip-in and Mbangue scored in the paint as the advantage grew to two dozen at 74-50 with 2:15 left. H-SC had the final four points of the contest as the Yellow Jackets posted a 74-54 victory.

By The Numbers:

• The Yellow Jackets had three score in double figures. Talbert put up 23, Mallory added 17 and Anthony scored 14.
• Talbert went 10 for 15 from the floor and 3 for 5 on treys.
• R-MC had a 43-34 advantage on the glass and a 20-2 difference in second chance points. Mbangue pulled down 11, including seven offensive boards. Mallory and Funderburg both grabbed six.
• Anthony topped the victors with 10 assists, while Talbert dished out four.
• The Yellow Jackets committed eight turnovers, four in each half. R-MC has had a total of 29 turnovers in the past four games.

For The Record:

• The Yellow Jackets have won 44 straight home games, the longest current streak in Division III.
• R-MC has won 17 straight games and 40 of its past 41 contests.
• The Yellow Jackets have won 10 straight against H-SC.
• R-MC held the Tigers to their lowest point total of the season.
• Over the past four seasons, R-MC is 90-7 overall (.928) and 48-2 in ODAC contests (.960).
• The Yellow Jackets have won the ODAC regular-season crown for the fifth straight time in a full season (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022).
• Mallory had three blocks to raise his career total to 158, the second-highest total in program history. Pat Holland owns the R-MC record with 174.
• Anthony had 14 points to give him 1,827 for his career, the third-highest total in program history.
• Anthony had 10 assists to give him 722, the most in ODAC history and the second-highest total in program history. Paul Jez owns the R-MC record with 747.
• Anthony had one steal to give him 226, the most in program history.

Next Up:

• R-MC will conclude the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 19 at second-place Guilford at 4 p.m.