North Greenville suffered an 85-77 defeat to the Belmont Abbey Crusaders in Belmont, North Carolina to begin conference play. The Crusaders led the night with a 56.9 field goal percentage, but 21 offensive rebounds by BAC led to 24 second chance points.

Results

• Score: NGU 77 / BAC 85
• Location: Wheeler Center / Belmont, NC
• Records: NGU 1-2, 0-1 CC / BAC 3-1, 1-0 CC

Recap

• The opening half was a competitive one as neither team would lead by more than four throughout the first twelve minutes. Belmont Abbey would spend the remainder of the half steadily building a comfortable lead, going up by as much as nine. Draylan Burton would score the final points of the half with a layup, but BAC would take a 45-38 lead into halftime.
• Both teams would shoot well to begin the second half as twelve consecutive possessions between the two teams resulted in points. Around halfway into the second half, a seven point run by North Greenville would tie the game at 63-63. With just over five minutes remaining, two free throws by Draylan Burton would put NGU up by two. However, that lead would not last long as BAC scored seven in a row to lead by five. Late in the game, North Greenville pulled back within a point, but Belmont Abbey would go on to score the final seven points to win by eight.

Individual

• Kameron Hobbs led the team with twenty-one points while also posting three rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
• Draylan Burton scored nineteen points along with three assists.
• Joe Conley posted eighteen points with five rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and a steal.

Upcoming

• NGU will face the King Tornado on Tuesday, November 23rd in Tigerville.