PEMBROKE, NC - The men's basketball team fell in the opening round of the UNC-Pembroke Classic to familiar foe Mount Olive College with a final score of 94-73. Chowan took a narrow 37-34 lead into halftime but a barrage of three pointers from the Trojans in the second half helped to lift them to victory over the Hawks. The two teams faced off once this season with the Trojans barely edging the visiting Hawks 78-70 at the 41st Pickle Classic. 

After trailing the Hawks at the half, Mount Olive went on a 12-2 run over the first minutes of the second period to jump on top of Chowan. The Trojans got up on the Hawks by as many as 27 points in the second half, partly due to MOC's three point shooting. They hit 7-14 in the second half, 5 of which came from Elton Coffield off the bench. 

Three Hawks scored in double figures with Trayon Lathan and Marcus Artis getting 12 points each in the loss. The duo also combined for 15 rebounds while sophomore Chris Kenon came off the bench to chip in 10 points. 

Tonight's loss drops Chowan to 4-7 on the year while the Trojans improve to 6-2 overall. Chowan will play host team UNC-Pembroke tomorrow afternoon at 2:00pm.