WILSON, N.C. – Behind another double-double by BJ McLaurin, the Chowan Men's Basketball team was unable to make up the distance from a late first half run by Barton as the Hawks fell 81-71 in Conference Carolinas action on Tuesday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 71, Barton 81
RECORDS | Chowan 4-6 (1-4), Barton 5-7 (3-2)
LOCATION | Wilson, N.C. (Wilson Gym)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
BJ McLaurin registered his fifth double-double of the season with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Jaylen Dilliard scored 16 points on 7-9 shooting from the floor.
Ja'Darien Wade chipped in with 10 points, four rebounds, and five assists. Michael Kelly added a season-high eight points.
Chowan shot 36.7% (11-30) in the second half and connected on a season-low 14.3% (3-21) from behind the arc.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half:
Both teams started off the contest grabbing the opening points of the game from the stripe. Brandon Mayhan would connect on 2-3 from the stripe after being fouled behind the arc. BJ McLaurin added a bucket after a rebound to lead 4-3.
Barton countered with a small 7-2 run to lead 10-6. Ja'Darien Wade registered his first points of the contest with a dunk. Jaylen Dilliard ended the run with a layup. BJ McLaurin finished off the alley-oop from Wade to cut the deficit to 12-10.
Following the McLaurin bucket, Chowan would be held scoreless for four minutes as the Bulldogs opened up their lead to double-digits with a 17-4 run. Ja'Darien Wade registered a layup to slow the run, 27-12.
Michael Kelly converted a pair from the stripe, but the Bulldogs answered with a layup on the other end to maintain their advantage. Kelly added a layup to end the run. BJ McLaurin added a putback to start chipping away at the deficit. Jamal Thomas posted a layup to aid in the run. Jaylen Dilliard knocked down a three pointer to trim the deficit to single-digits, 31-23.
Out of the media timeout, Jamal Thomas cut the deficit even more with a layup. Barton ended the run with a layup and 1-2 from the stripe.
BJ McLaurin netted a three-point play to spark a rally by the Hawks to close the gap to 36-34. Jaylen Dilliard and Ja'Darien Wade added points and McLaurin registered double-digit scoring with another layup with 5:07 remaining in the half.
BJ McLaurin and Brandon Mayhan connected from the floor to even the score at 38-all with 2:44 remaining in the half.
Barton regained the lead following the Bulldog timeout with a 10-0 run. Calvin Ahoume went 1-2 before the half as the Bulldogs led 48-39.
Second Half:
BJ McLaurin and Jaylen Dilliard started the scoring for the Hawks in the half with a pair of buckets on back-to-back possessions to spark a rally. Tahkey Williams added the old-fashioned three-point play and Ja'Darien Wade added a layup to cut the deficit to 50-48 and force a timeout by Barton.
Barton countered with a 7-0 run before Jaylen Dilliard knocked down a triple to end the Bulldog run. BJ McLaurin posted a layup before Barton pushed the deficit to double-figures, 63-53.
BJ McLaurin added three from the stripe and Michael Kelly posted a pair of layups to cut into the deficit. Jaylen Dilliard registered a layup to trim the deficit back to single-digits. Barton used a quick run to push their lead back to double-digits with less than five minutes remaining in the contest.
The Hawks added points from the stripe as the Bulldog lead continued to increase, 78-64, late in the contest. Jaylen Dilliard notched a layup and Brandon Mayhan knocked down a three pointer to cut the deficit back to single-digits with less than a minute to play.
UP NEXT
Chowan has the rest of 2019 off for the holiday. The Hawks will start the New Year on the road on January 4 against Conference Carolinas foe, Emmanuel. Tip-off is scheduled for 4pm in Franklin Springs, Ga.
