MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The hot shooting of Emmanuel in the first half allowed the Lions to hand the Chowan Men's Basketball team their fourth straight loss, 80-63, in Conference Carolinas action on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 63, Emmanuel 80

RECORDS | Chowan 2-4 (2-4), Emmanuel 7-4 (5-1)

LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Hawks Athletic Center)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Jonathan McFall tallied a game-high 20 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks to pace the Hawks.  Jaylen Dilliard continued his hot shooting going 6-6 from the floor for 16 points.

Elijah Hill tallied 12 points and six rebounds.  Jaedon Willis notched seven points.

Emmanuel shot 58.6% in the opening half and 53.3% (8-15) from behind the arc.  The Lions shot 34.5% in the second half.  Chowan was 5-21 from deep in the contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Half:

Jaylen Dilliard started the scoring for the Hawks with a layup along with a bucket by Tahkey Williams.  Emmanuel would start the contest with back-to-back three-pointers to take a 6-4 advantage.  Jonathan McFall tacked on a pair from the stripe and Jaedon Willis tallied a jumper as Emmanuel led 10-8.

Jonathan McFall posted a jumper before a 10-1 run by the Lions pushed their lead to double-figures, 22-11.  Jaedon Willis and Elijah Hill tallied a bucket each as Emmanuel maintained their lead.  Hill and Jaylen Dilliard knocked down a pair of triples to trail 34-24.

Jaedon Willis picked up a point at the stripe along with a bucket by Jonathan McFall and Jaylen Dilliard cut the deficit to single-digits.  Dilliard knocked down a triple that was answered by the Lions.

Emmanuel pushed ahead to lead 52-37 at the half after a jumper by Jaylen Dilliard and a pair from the stripe by Elijah Hill.

Second Half:

The Hawks were the aggressor the opening five minutes of the half going on an 11-2 run to cut the deficit to six, 54-48. Jaylen Dilliard started off the second half with four quick points before the next seven points came from Jonathan McFall on a pair of layups and a triple.

A pair of free throws by Jaedon Willis kept the deficit in single-digits before a quick 7-0 spurt by the Lions over the next minute pushed the lead to 64-50.  Xavier Young knocked down a triple and Jonathan McFall notched two from the charity stripe to cut the deficit to nine, 64-55.  McFall finished off the dunk and free throw to keep the deficit at nine.

Elijah Hill knocked down a jumper to cut the deficit to 67-60 before the Lions went on a 13-3 run over the remaining 9:13 to take the victory 80-63.  Xavier Young picked up a point from the stripe and Jonathan McFall tallied a jumper during the stall.

UP NEXT

Chowan is scheduled to play Barton on Tuesday, February 2 at 7pm in Wilson, N.C.