SALEM, Va. – Junior Daniel Mbangue (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) scored a career-high 25 points and registered his first double-double of the season with 11 rebounds as the second-ranked and top-seeded Randolph-Macon men's basketball team outscored ninth-seeded Ferrum 75-61 on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2023 ODAC Tournament to extend its win streak to 23 games.

The Basics:

Score: Randolph-Macon 75, Ferrum 61

Venue: Salem Civic Center

Records: R-MC 25-1, FC 10-17

How it Happened:

• Mbangue had a layup on the game's first possession and junior Will Coble (Charlotte, N.C./Davidson Day) added a three-pointer as the Yellow Jackets took a 5-0 lead two minutes into the contest. The Panthers tied the game at 8-8 before senior Josh Talbert (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) had a layup and freshman Bryce Scott (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day) had a follow to give RMC a 12-8 edge with 11:35 remaining in the first half. A layup by senior Miles Mallory (Beltsville, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) put the Yellow Jackets up six at 20-14 with 7:30 left. The Panthers tallied five straight points to pull within one before Talbert had five points in an 11-0 run as RMC took a 31-19 lead with 3:25 remaining. A Mbangue layup put the Yellow Jackets up 13 at 34-21 with 2:05 left before going to the locker room with a 37-25 halftime lead. RMC had 16 field goals and all but one were layups. Talbert and Mbangue both scored 11 points, while Mbangue grabbed five rebounds.
• FC had the first bucket of the second stanza before field goals by Talbert and Mbangue followed by a free throw by Mallory pushed the lead to 15 at 42-27 with 17:40 remaining. The Panthers used a 14-3 spurt to pull within four at 45-41 before Mbangue hit four free throws to spark a 9-2 run as the Yellow Jackets led 54-43 with 9:15 left. A one-hander in the lane by Mbangue extended the lead to 14 at 61-47 with 4:10 remaining. RMC would record the 75-61 victory.

By The Numbers:

• Mallory had one blocked shot to give him 262 for his career, a program and ODAC record. He has had at least one block in each game this season.
• RMC had three players score in double figures. Along with 25 by Mbangue, Talbert tallied 15 and Mallory added 14.
• Mbangue went 9 for 10 from the floor and 7 for 9 from the free throw line.
• The Yellow Jackets had a 48-14 advantage on points in the paint and 18-3 on fast break points.
• Mallory has 1,409 career points to sit in 15th place on RMC's career scoring list.
• Talbert has 1,222 career points, passing Red Cohn (1949-53), Charles Weston (1966-70) and Dale Hurowsky (1967-71) to tie Kevin Wood (1975-78) for 28th place on RMC's career scoring list.
• Freshman Jabril Robinson (Derwood, Md./South Kent Prep) paced the victors with six assists, while Talbert dished out five.
• Talbert has 348 career assists, putting him in 10th place on the program's career assists list.
• RMC outrebounded FC 36-30. Mbangue had 11 boards, followed by Mallory with six and Robinson with five.
• Mallory has 807 career rebounds, putting him in sixth place on RMC's career rebounding list.
• Talbert and Robinson both had three steals.
• Talbert has 186 career steals, the fourth-highest total in program history.
• The Yellow Jackets shot 28 free throws, their second-highest total of the season.

For the Record:

• The Yellow Jackets extended their win streak to 23 games.
• RMC is 21-13 all-time in quarterfinal contests in the ODAC Tournament. The Yellow Jackets are 17-3 in ODAC semifinal games.
• This was the first ODAC Tournament matchup between RMC and FC.

Next Up:

R-MC will play in the semifinals of the ODAC Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Salem Civic Center against the winner of the Roanoke-Washington and Lee quarterfinal contest.