FREDERICK, Md. - A slow start in the first half was too much to overcome against No. 1 Randolph-Macon as the Hood College men's basketball team fell 84-63 in the championship game of the MMI Tip Off Tournament. 

Inside the Box Score

• Evan Wang led Hood with 20 points and added three assists and two steals. 
• Mason Wang was the only other Blazer in double figures with 10 points. The senior finished with a team-high three steals. 
• Bryce Butler led Hood with nine rebounds. 

How it Happened

• Evan Wang hit two 3-pointers in the first four minutes and 12 seconds as the Blazers took an early 6-4 lead. 
• The Yellow Jackets used a 17-6 run over the next six and a half minutes to take the lead 21-12 on a jumper by Miles Mallory at 9:10. 
• After a pair of free throws by Garrison Linton with 3:29 to go in the half, Hood still trailed by nine, 27-18. The Blazers would not score again in the half and seven points by Randolph-Macon down the stretch made it 34-18 at the half. 
• Mason Wang scored eight of his 10 points during a 13-4 run at the beginning of the half that cut the deficit to 38-31 with 17:03 remaining in the game. 
• The Yellow Jackets quickly pushed the lead back to double figures on a pair of Buzz Anthony free throws at 15:09 and pulled away over the rest of the second half. 

Analysis

• Randolph-Macon held a 40-20 edge in points in the paint and blocked six shots in the game. 
• Hood shot 50 percent (13-of-26) in the second half after going just 5-of-29 in the first half. 
• The Blazers were 19-of-20 at the free throw line (95 percent). The Yellow Jackets attempted just three foul shots in the game. 
• Randolph-Macon shot 52 percent in the contest and went 12-of-28 from 3-point range. 

For the Opponent

• R-MC's Anthony finished with a game-high 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting with four 3-pointers. 
• Miles Mallory went 8-of-11 shooting, scoring 16 points to go along with nine rebounds and two blocked shots. 
• Daniel Mbangue led all players with 13 rebounds and four assists. 

Notes

• Hood is 1-1 on the year, while the Yellow Jackets are 2-0. 
• Mallory was named the Tournament MVP. 
• The rest of the all-tournament team included Butler, Evan Wang, Anthony, Carnegie Mellon's Sean Oberman and Wilson's Antonio Bussey. 

Up Next
The Blazers turn around quickly with another game against DeSales on November 8 at 7 p.m.