THE GAME FACTS

• Score:  Roanoke 75, Transylvania 67
• Records:  Maroons 9-1; Pioneers 4-6
• Location:  Gallatin, Tenn.
• The Short Story: Ethan Rohan made a dunk at 18:45 in the first half and the Roanoke men's basketball never relinquished the lead en route to a 75-67 win over Transylvania (Ky.) to finish up action at the Music City Classic in Gallatin, Tennessee. Kasey Draper led all scorers with 19 points in the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Maroons took the lead just 1:15 into the game and stretched it into an 8-1 at 12:51 in the first half on Joshua Morse layup. The Pioneers would pull even at 12-12and 14-14, but a dunk by Joshua McClary at 6:53 put the Maroons back on top as part of a 7-0 run with Draper capping the run with a made jump shot and a made free throw on the play.
• Roanoke ran to another 6-0 run to finish out the first half to take a 33-22 lead into the locker room.
• The run continued into the second half with a 5-0 run, finishing with an Efosa U-Edosomwan free throw. The Maroons kept Transylvania scoreless for 5:30, stretching between the two halves. A layup by U-Edosomwan at 14:09 gave Roanoke its biggest lead of the game at 21 points.
• A late run by the Pioneers saw the Maroons' lead cut to six with 2:00 left in the game. The teams went back and forth over the next 120 seconds with a Roanoke free throw with three seconds left capping the 75-67 win.  

BY THE NUMBERS

• Roanoke shot 44.6% from the field on 25-of-56 shooting. The Maroons did a large part of their damage at the free throw line going 21-for-39 while keeping the Pioneers at 11-of 21 from the charity stripe.
• The Maroons led in several categories including assists (14-12) and fast-break points (12-8).
• Draper's 19 points led three Roanoke players in double-figures with U-Edosomwan adding 16 and 11 for Zach Rosenthal. Rohan had the team-high in rebounds with eight.

UP NEXT

• The Maroons will return home on Thursday, December 29 when they host the 2022 Cregger Invitational. Methodist, NYU, and Hanover (Ind.) all make their way to the Cregger Center before the New Year.
• Roanoke will first take on Methodist at 12 p.m. on Dec. 29 in their annual Camper Appreciate Day game. NYU and Hanover will face off in the other game that day at 2 p.m.
• The consolation game will take place on Friday, December 30 at 12 p.m. with the winners from the first game playing for the championship at 2 p.m.