MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – For the third straight game, the Chowan Men's Basketball team trailed by double-digits early as Mount Olive cruised to an 82-65 victory in Conference Carolinas action on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 65, Mount Olive 82

RECORDS | Chowan 2-2 (2-2), Mount Olive 2-4 (2-4)

LOCATION | Mount Olive, N.C. (Kornegay Arena)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Chowan trailed 25-3 early before cutting the deficit to 35-22 at the half.

Jonathan McFall led the Hawks with 14 points and six assists.  Jaedon Willis chipped in with 10 points.  Calvin Ahoume produced a spark off the bench with seven rebounds.

The Hawks would shoot 58.3% in the second half, but Mount Olive countered with 68.2%.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Half:

Mount Olive opened up on a 9-0 run forcing a Chowan timeout.  The run continued as the Trojans led 16-0 heading into the media timeout.

Calvin Ahoume scored the first point for the Hawks at the 14:00 mark going 1-2 from the stripe.  Ahoume added two more from the stripe as UMO led 25-3.

At the 10:39 mark, Tahkey Williams broke the seal on the goal with a three-point play to spark a small run.  Williams added a bucket along with a point by Jaylen Dilliard and a layup by Jaedon Willis to cut the deficit to 25-11 at the under-eight media.

Jaedon Willis continued the run with a three-pointer out of the timeout.  Jaylen Dilliard added a pair from the stripe to cut the deficit to single-digits, 25-16.  UMO tallied a bucket but Jonathan McFall answered with a layup.

Mount Olive pushed their lead back to double-digits as Jonathan McFall posted two buckets before the end of the half to trail 35-22.

Second Half:

Both teams traded buckets early in the half as Elijah Hill scored four quick points along with a trey by Jaylen Dilliard.  UMO answered with 11 points during the trade-off.  Tahkey Williams and Jonathan McFall picked up a bucket each to keep the deficit at 13, 46-33.

Elijah Hill knocked down a triple but the Trojans would answer at the other end with a four-point play.  Jamal Thomas connected from deep to continue the hot shooting for the Hawks.  Jonathan McFall added a pair from the stripe to cut the deficit to single-digits, 50-41, with 14:09 remaining.

Mount Olive pushed their lead back to double figures with a 13-0 run over the next five minutes.  Jaedon Willis knocked down a triple to slow the run.  Jonathan McFall added a pair from the stripe as UMO pushed their lead to 69-44 with seven minutes remaining.

Xavier Young converted the three-point play and knocked down a triple.  Jonathan McFall added a layup and the free throw to cut the deficit to 71-55 with 5:02 remaining.  Jamal Thomas added a layup before the Trojans posted a bucket.  Young tacked on a pair from the stripe with 3:34 remaining.

The Trojans went on a 5-0 run before Elijah Hill connected from the floor on a jumper.  Jaedon Willis knocked down a pair from the stripe offsetting the two from the Trojans.  Paul Whitby hit a jumper for the final bucket of the contest.

UP NEXT

Chowan will host Emmanuel in a pair of league contests over the weekend.  Tip-off is scheduled for Friday, January 29 at 7pm.