LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Salisbury University men's basketball team extended its win streak to three after an exciting 83-69 victory over the Lynchburg Hornets on Wednesday to conclude a seven-game road trip.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Salisbury jumped out to an early 5-0 lead after Greg Bloodsworth buried a three-pointer just under two minutes into the game.
• Both teams knocked down shots on the next few possessions, but two free throws from Brandon Craig gave the Sea Gulls a 15-6 lead with 14:34 left in the first half.
• Three straight triples from Lynchburg cut the lead back down to five, 26-21, with just under nine minutes on the clock.
• The back-and-forth continued over the next few minutes before Bloodsworth bookended a 7-0 run with tough layup and a trey to put Salisbury up 39-27 with 5:26 to go.
• Lynchburg battles back after Elijah Davis drew a foul on a tough layup and converted the and-one attempt to bring the Hornets within six, 41-35, with two minutes left in the first half.
• Salisbury responded with a quick four points from a Buddah Spencer layup and two free throws from Brendan Davis to go up 45-35 with just under 30 seconds left.
• On the final possession for Lynchburg, Trey Pittman drew a foul on a three-point shot and converted all three attempts to send the teams into halftime with a score of 45-38.
• On the Sea Gulls' first possession of the second half Kaiden Mines knocked down a triple to put the Sea Gulls back up 10, 48-38.
• The Hornets began to chip away at the lead over the next several minutes. With 12:32 on the clock, Jordan Parham buried a mid-range jumper to pull to within three, 55-52.
• A few minutes later, Jayson Easton hit a three-pointer to bring Lynchburg within two, 63-61, with nine minutes to play.
• Salisbury answered with a 13-2 run capped off by a Jordan Oates deep three that forced Lynchburg to take a timeout with 4:43 left on the clock.
• Another three-pointer from Oates gave the Sea Gulls its largest lead of the day, 82-66, with 1:42 left to play.
• Both teams added a few more points in the closing moments of the game to give it a final score of 83-69.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Salisbury shot a season-best 56.6 percent (30-for-53) from the field, including 42.9 percent (9-for-21) from deep.
• Brandon Craig fell just shy of a double-double with a game-high 23 points on 10-for-14 shooting and nine rebounds. Craig also added three steals.
• Jordan Oates registered his second consecutive double-double with 16 points, including 4-for-8 from three-point range and 13 rebounds.
• Greg Bloodsworth added 20 points and three assists.
• Salisbury won the battle on the glass with a 38-29 edge over Lynchburg.

LYNCHBURG GAME NOTES

• Lynchburg shot 37.9 percent (25-for-66) from the field, including 34.8 percent (8-for-23) from deep.
• Trey Pittman led the Hornets with 19 points and six rebounds.
• Jordan Parham added 12 points off the bench.
• Piercen Young hauled in a team-high eight rebounds.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury returns to the home court and will host Cabrini on Saturday, Jan. 7.
• Tip-off will follow the women's game at approximately 4 p.m. at Maggs PAC in Salisbury.

Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 188 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.
 
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