SALEM, Va. – T.C. Anderson made three free throws and a key steal in the final 40 seconds of overtime to lift Guilford College to a 72-70 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball win at Roanoke College Wednesday.
Anderson's play helped the Quakers (14-7, 8-4 ODAC) win for the eighth time in 10 games despite squandering a 17-point second-half lead. A Travis Tracy basket opened a 60-43 Guilford advantage before the Maroons (8-11, 4-7 ODAC) forced overtime with a tremendous rally. Roanoke outscored Guilford, 11-1, in the final four minutes of regulation and tied the contest on Matt Crizer's three-pointer with 25 seconds left.
Roanoke's Logan Singleton opened the overtime scoring with a traditional three-point play that drew Guilford's Josh Pittman's fifth foul of the game. Trailing 67-64, the Quakers' Tobi Akinsola made two free throws and grabbed a defensive rebound at the other end.
Gabriel Lowder made Guilford's lone overtime field goal with 3:43 left to give the Quakers' a short-lived lead. Roanoke's Melvin Felix hit a three-pointer over a minute later for a 70-68 Maroons' edge.
Trailing 70-69, Anderson made two free throws to give Guilford the lead for good and then made his career-high fifth steal on the ensuing possession. He returned to the line to make one of two free throws. The Maroons had two shots in the final 20 seconds, but neither fell.
Singleton finished with a game-high 26 points, 16 in the second half. Teammate Jack Hamilton netted 11 of his 15 points in the second half to help the Maroons overcome a 35-20 halftime deficit. He also shared game-high rebounding honors with nine.
Lowder led Guilford with 20 points and nine rebounds, both career highs. He made eight-of-18 shots from the floor, including three three-pointers. Anderson finished with 11 and Brad Monroe scored a season-high 10 points. Gene Efird added a career-high eight points off the bench.
The Quakers return to action Feb. 9 against Washington and Lee University at 7:00 p.m. in Guilford's annual benefit game for the V Foundation for Cancer Research.