WILSON, N.C. – The Barton men's basketball team (4-5, 4-5) won on Senior Day, 92-83, over Erskine (2-8, 2-8) Saturday afternoon at Wilson Gymnasium behind a career-high 40 points from senior guard
Isaiah Reddish (Durham, N.C.) in Conference Carolinas action.
Reddish connected on 13-of-22 field goal attempts and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs to their second straight victory. Reddish also tallied his third double-double on the season and moved into ninth place on Barton's all-time scoring list with 1,160 points in the NCAA Division II era.
Barton sophomore guard
Brandon Burford (Charlotte, N.C.) added 19 points off the bench as the Bulldogs rallied from a 40-33 deficit at halftime to take the win. The Bulldogs scored 59 points after the break and shot 55 percent (16-of-29) in the second half in the victory.
The Flying Fleet was led by Alex Cunningham (Greenwood, S.C.) and Justin Morton (Matthews, N.C.) with 18 points each but Erskine couldn't hold off Barton's second-half surge. Barton also held a 48-34 advantage on the boards and hit 28-of-32 free throw attempts including 21 made from the charity stripe in the decisive second half.
Barton returns to the court on Tuesday, February 16, at 5:00 p.m., when the Bulldogs travel to Bristol, Tenn., to face King (Tenn.) while Erskine faces North Greenville on the road Tuesday beginning at 7:00 p.m.
