WILSON, N.C. – The Barton men's basketball team (2-5) held off a game Elizabeth City State (3-5), 86-83, Tuesday evening in a non-league affair at Wilson Gymnasium.
Barton senior guard
Reese McDonald (Raleigh, N.C.) tallied a double-double – a game-high 20 points and 12 assists – while senior guard
Jett Fortuny (Cary, N.C.) added 19 points including 16 in the first half to go along with five treys as the Bulldogs avenged an earlier loss to the Vikings.
Elizabeth City State defeated Barton by a 101-90 score on Saturday, November 18, at the Pickle Classic on the campus of the University of Mount Olive.
The Vikings put five players in double figures including a game-high 15 points from Jeremiah Tarver (Chicago, Ill.) as Elizabeth City State rallied from a 16-point deficit – 70-54 with just under 12 minutes left – to take an 81-79 lead at the 2:14 mark of the second half on a lay-up from Jaquantae Harris (Fayetteville, N.C.). Harris finished with 11 points.
Barton senior forward
Trevon Spencer (Columbia, N.C.) broke a 79-all tie with the game-winning three-pointer with 80 seconds and the Bulldogs were able to hold on from there. Spencer finished with 17 points and six blocked shots in the victory.
Christopher Wright (Kingston, N.Y.) and Jayden Beloti (Apex, N.C.) added 14 points each for the visitors, who held a 51-32 edge in rebounding despite the loss.
Barton opens Conference Carolinas play on Saturday, December 2, when the Bulldogs travel to Belmont, N.C., to take Belmont Abbey beginning at 4:00 p.m., while Elizabeth City State travels to Murfreesboro, N.C., to take on Chowan Thursday starting at 7:00 p.m.
