Guilford Men Win at Emory & Henry, 76-59

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EMORY, Va. – Carson Long stroked five three-pointers on the way to a game-high 21 points in Guilford College's 76-59 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) men's basketball win at Emory & Henry College Wednesday night.

Guilford (14-2, 7-0 ODAC) has won nine straight games, matching the program's longest winning streak since 2013-14. The Quakers' 14-2 start marks the program's best since 2012-13.

Long had 11 first-half points, which helped the Quakers open a 36-31 halftime advantage. His third three-pointer of the half provided the period's final score. Guilford held a 15-9 rebounding edge and forced nine Wasps' turnovers that resulted in 15 Quakers' points.

Two Dominique Henderson free throws with 11:06 left in regulation opened Guilford's largest lead (53-42), but Emory & Henry (10-6, 4-3 ODAC) reeled off 11 of the game's next 15 points. Myles Turner's three-pointer with eight minutes left trimmed the Quakers' lead to 57-53.

Guilford answered by Henderson sandwiching three-pointers around a Long trifecta. The three triples triggered the Quakers' game-ending 19-6 run. The Wasps missed seven of their last nine field-goal attempts.

Henderson finished with 14 points, 10 in the second half. Quakers' freshman Kyler Gregory chipped in 10 points off the bench. He also had six rebounds in his first game back after a three-game absence due to injury. Alston Thompson added nine points and a game-high 12 boards. His efforts helped the Quakers own a commanding 37-20 rebounding edge. Guilford shot over 50 percent from the floor in both halves and 50.9 percent for the game.

Turner joined teammates Chase Branscomb and Clif Conley as Emory & Henry's top scorers with 12 points apiece.

Coach Tom Palombo's Quakers host Hampden-Sydney College Saturday (1/21) at 3:00 p.m. in an ODAC contest in the Ragan-Brown Field House.