Box Score PEMBROKE, NC - Seniors Crayton Jones and Houston Power produced
identical 14-point, 6-rebound performances to lead Francis Marion
University to a 59-54 Peach Belt Conference road win over UNC
Pembroke, Wednesday night (Feb. 11) in men's basketball action.
FMU ups its overall record to 14-7 and evens its PBC mark at
7-7.
Senior Cortez Brown led UNCP (5-17, 2-13) with 15 points.
The game was tied 31-31 at halftime, and with one minute
remaining, Francis Marion held a slim 51-50 advantage.
However, the Patriots made 8-of-10 free throws in that final minute
to secure the win. Jones had four of the charity tosses,
while Power's two free throws with two seconds left sealed the
victory.
The Patriots connected on only 7-of-20 second-half field goal
attempts, but were 14-of-19 at the stripe over the final 20 minutes
and 21-of-29 for the game.
FMU will play host to Columbus State University for Homecoming,
Saturday at 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast on WWFN-FM,
100.1 The Fan.
02-11-09 7:51 p.m. at Pembroke, N.C. - English E. Jones
Center
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY 59, UNC PEMBROKE 54
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (14-7, 7-7 PBC)
Power, Houston 5-6 2-4 14; Jones, Crayton 4-5 6-8 14; Smith, Sam
1-3 5-6 7;
Boyd, Simel 2-4 1-3 6; Clark, Kevin 2-7 2-2 6; Wallen, Anthony 1-10
2-2 5;
Jones, Stanley 1-2 3-4 5; Turner, David 1-7 0-0 2; French, Matt 0-2
0-0 0.
Totals 17-46 21-29 59.
UNC PEMBROKE (5-17, 2-13)
Brown, Cortez 5-15 0-0 15; Moore, David 3-5 4-6 10; Lyday, Demarcus
2-11 6-8
10; Heath, Marcus 2-7 2-2 7; Thomas, Brandon 3-7 0-3 6; Priest,
Nate 1-1 2-2
4; Walters, John 0-2 2-2 2; Smith, Jason 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 16-54
16-23 54.
Halftime: 31-31
3-point goals--Francis Marion University 4-17 (Power, Houston 2-2;
Boyd,
Simel 1-1; Wallen, Anthony 1-7; Clark, Kevin 0-3; Turner, David
0-3; French,
Matt 0-1), UNC Pembroke 6-18 (Brown, Cortez 5-9; Heath, Marcus 1-4;
Lyday,
Demarcus 0-3; Smith, Jason 0-2). Fouled out--Francis Marion
University-None,
UNC Pembroke-Heath, Marcus. Rebounds--Francis Marion University 33
(Power,
Houston 6; Jones, Crayton 6), UNC Pembroke 45 (Thomas, Brandon
15).
Assists--Francis Marion University 8 (Clark, Kevin 3), UNC Pembroke
7
(Brown, Cortez 3). Total fouls--Francis Marion University 20, UNC
Pembroke
23. Technical fouls--None. A-834