GREENSBORO, N.C. – Junior Josh Talbert (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) scored 16 points and junior Miles Mallory (Beltsville, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) added 15 as the top-ranked Randolph-Macon men's basketball team won 72-66 at Guilford on Saturday to extend its win streak to 18 in its first win in Greensboro since 2008.

The Basics:

Score: Randolph-Macon 72, Guilford 66

Venue: Ragan-Brown Field House

Records: R-MC 24-1, 16-0 ODAC; GC 17-6, 13-3 ODAC

How it Happened:

• The Quakers had the first bucket of the game before senior Buzz Anthony (Arnold, Md./Archbishop Spalding) hit a three-pointer to give the Yellow Jackets a 3-2 edge. GC led 4-3 before Mallory hit a jumper and a trey in a 7-0 run as R-MC went up 10-4 with 16:40 left in the first half. Triples by senior DaQuan Morris (Philadelphia, Pa./Hill School) and sophomore Will Coble (Charlotte, N.C./Davidson Day) gave the visitors an 18-8 advantage with 13:30 remaining. Treys by Morris and senior Ian Robertson (Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen) were followed by a jumper from senior David Funderburg (Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford) as the Yellow Jackets took a 26-10 lead with 11:20 left. A triple by Talbert grew the lead to 17 at 31-14 with 9:40 remaining. A three-pointer by Anthony made it 47-29 with 1:45 left. GC would hit a free throw as the Yellow Jackets led 47-30 at the half. R-MC hit 11 of 15 three-point attempts.
• Sophomore Daniel Mbangue (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) had the first basket of the second half as the advantage grew to 49-30. A free throw by Mbangue game R-MC a 68-53 lead with 4:18 remaining before the Quakers had a 10-point run to pull within five at 68-63 with 50 seconds left. Talbert went 4 for 4 from the free throw line in the final 13 seconds to secure the 72-66 win.

By The Numbers:

• The Yellow Jackets had just two score in double figures. Talbert put up 16 and Mallory added 15. Morris and Robertson both had nine off the bench.
• R-MC shot a season-best 56.5% on three-pointers (13-23).
• Mbangue led R-MC on the glass with six rebounds.
• Anthony topped the victors with nine assists, while Talbert dished out six.
• The Yellow Jackets committed just five turnovers. R-MC has had a total of 34 turnovers in the past five games (6.8 per game).

For The Record:

• R-MC has won 18 straight games and 41 of its past 42 contests.
• Over the past four seasons, R-MC is 91-7 overall (.929) and 49-2 in ODAC contests (.961).
• Mallory had one block to raise his career total to 159, the second-highest total in program history. Pat Holland owns the R-MC record with 174.
• Anthony had 8 points to give him 1,835 for his career, the third-highest total in program history.
• Anthony had nine assists to give him 731, 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 227, the most in program history.

Next Up:

• R-MC will be the No. 1 seed in the 2022 ODAC Championship and will play in the quarterfinals on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. in the Salem Civic Center. The Yellow Jackets will face the winner of No. 8 Eastern Mennonite vs. No. 9 Bridgewater.