Pace Cruises with 105-87 Win Over NGCSU
At Disney's Division II Men's Tip-Off Classic
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla (Nov. 12) - Pace University cruises to the 105-87 win over North Georgia College and State University at the 2006 Disney's Division II Men's Tip Off Classic basketball tournament on Sunday evening at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla.
Gibralter White scored a team-high 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting to lead the Setters (1-2). Ryan Williams added 17 on 5-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-6 from the three-point line. Oneil Morgan recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds and Lawerence McGhee dished out a game-high 11 assists. White was selected to represent Pace University on the All-Tournament team for the Group Power Division.
NGCSU (0-3) scored the first six points of the game, but quickly fell behind as Pace went on a 30-6 run to lead by 18 with 10:33 left in the first half. The Setters shot 58.8 percent from the floor compared to 38.7 percent by the Saints to take a commanding 58-36 lead into halftime. The Saints started the second half on a 14-2 run to trim the lead to 10 at the 16:32 mark. The lead got as close to six points (71-65) midway through the second half, but that was as close as NGCSU would get. The Setters scored 14 unanswered points holding the Saints scoreless over a four minute span to extend their lead to 20 points (85-65) and cruised to the win.
Dustin David recorded 24 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds for North Georgia. Anthony Rowe contributed with 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor.
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