GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College men's basketball team returned to action following the holiday break Tuesday at the Guilford College Holiday Classic. 
 
The Pride (4-4) defeated the Red Devils of Dickinson College (2-6), 92-87, behind a 23 point and 13 rebound night by Parris Scales.
 
With the game tied at four, Greensboro used a 9-0 run to jump on top 13-4. Simeon Howard tallied five of his seven points on the afternoon, while Joseph Gatling and Hamilton Hawkins recorded one basket each.
 
The Red Devils then charged back to take 27-21 lead, before going into the break with a narrow 38-36 lead.
 
Dickenson then established a 55-47 lead seven minutes into the second period of play, but Greensboro regained the lead at 58-57 following an 11-2 run. Christopher Corbin accounted for six points during the run before Zedric Barnett gave the Pride the lead with his lone three-pointer.
 
Once Greensboro regained the lead they would not look back.
 
"We picked up a solid win against a very well known Dickinson team," Head Coach Bryan Galuski said. "We came in and played team basketball. Lorenzo and Zedric came off the bench and provided us a big spark. Now we have to turn our attention quickly to tomorrow afternoon."
 
Torrence Outing (12), Lorenzo Marry (14), and Donavan Griffith (10) each recorded double-figure points. Gatling finished with a team-high four assists.
 
Ted Hinnenkamp paced Dickinson with 19 points.
 
The Greensboro College men's basketball team will return to action Wednesday at 5 p.m. in its final game of the Guilford College when they square off against the University of Pittsburg at Greensburg. For more information on the Pride men's basketball team, continue to follow www.greensborocollegesports.com.