The North Greenville Crusaders continue to shoot well despite falling to the Mount Olive Trojans with a final score of 105-96 in Mount Olive, North Carolina. North Greenville shot a respectable .424 from the field throughout the 1st half, but a staggering .686 percentage by the Trojans allowed them to jump out to a 59-41 lead at halftime. The 2nd half belonged to NGU as the Crusaders outscored UMO 55-46 in the half and improved from the 1st half with a .594 field goal percentage in the 2nd half. However, it simply would not be enough to overcome the deficit as Mount Olive would get into triple digits to win by nine. NGU ended up leading the night in points off turnovers, second chance points,  offensive rebounds, and steals. Five Crusaders hit double digit points.

Results

• Score: NGU 96 / UMO 105
• Location: Kornegay Arena / Mount Olive, NC
• Records: NGU 6-16, 4-15 CC / UMO 12-11, 11-8 CC

Individual

• Seth Hewitt posted a double-double, scoring sixteen points and collecting eleven rebounds. He also provided three assists and two steals.
• C.J. Jamison scored twenty points and also provided a rebound, a block, an assist, and a steal.
• Jacob Redding also recorded sixteen points along with three assists and a steal.

Upcoming

• NGU will head to Bristol, Tennesse to face the King Tornado on Wednesday, February 16th.