GREENSBORO, N.C. – Six players scored in double figures as the Greensboro College men's basketball team coasted past the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University Wednesday, 103-68.
 
The Wildcats jumped out to a four-point lead before the Pride (4-2) used a 13-0 run to pull ahead 15-9. Donavan Griffith started the run before Lorenzo Marry scored the next six points. Joseph Gatling then capped the run with five straight points.
 
Following the Greensboro run, Johnson & Wales battled to take a 24-23 lead midway through the half.
 
After the two teams exchanged the lead three times over the next four minutes, the Pride surged out to a 52-38 halftime lead, following a 20-4 run. Gatling fueled the spurt with seven points, while Torrance Outing, Zedric Barnett, Hamilton Hawkins, Dominic Fumbanks, Demetrius Tilley, and Darus Maddox each had one basket.
 
Johnson & Wales pulled back to within 10 eight minutes into the second half, but Greensboro quickly shut the door with a 40-12 run to go on to win by the 35-point margin.
 
Lorenzo Mary and Donavan Griffith led Greensboro on the with double-double performances. Marry finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Griffith had 10 points and 13 rebounds.
 
"We continuously work on our craft each and every day," Marry said. "We came into tonight with a little pain from last night's loss, and we did a good job of getting back to our game. Basketball is a team sport and I feel like tonight was a total team win for us."
 
Barnett finished with a game-high 18 points, while Gatling (16), Darus Maddox (12), and Torrance Outing (10) also scored in double figures. Greensboro out-rebounded the Wildcats 47-36, with 14 offensive rebounds resulting in 16 second-chance points.
 
"I am happy with the way our guys finished the game today," Head Coach Bryan Galuski said. "After starting out slow I think our intensity really picked up as the game went on.
 
"Overall I am really pleased with our performance tonight. We have to continue getting better each and every day as we still have a lot of tough opponents left on our schedule."
 
The Pride men will return to the hardwood Dec. 16 when they open a two-game swing through the state of New York against Mount Saint Mary College. The game tips off at 5 p.m. For more information on Greensboro College men's basketball, continue to follow www.greensborocollegesports.com.