February 21, 2009
 MARS HILL, N.C. - The Lions' men's basketball team ran past the visiting Crusaders of North Greenville University, 91-63, in Stanford Arena on Senior Day. MHC improved to 16-9 overall while NGU fell to 10-14 on the season.
Prior to the contest Mars Hill recognized their six senior players. Tony Blake (Canton, N.C.), Tinos Brozos (Thessaloniki, Greece), Akeene Coakley (Mt. Pleasant , S.C.), Jamarl Glen (District Heights, Md.), P.J. Gore (North Myrtle Beach, S.C.) and Andy Miller (Franklin, N.C.) played their final contest in Stanford Arena.
Gore led all scorers with 32 points followed by Blake with 15 points and six assists. Glen added nine points, seven assists and a pair of rebounds. Paul Harrison led NGU with 10 points and 11 boards.
The Lions raced out to a 8-0 lead with 18:43 left in the first frame after Gore hit a shot at the charity stripe. NGU climbed back into the contest going on a 9-1 run to tie the contest (9-9) with 13:50 left in the half after Harrison hit a layup.
The game remained closely played for the next eight minutes of play. With the score 32-31 in favor of the Lions, MHC ended the first half on a 19-4 run to go into the locker room at the intermission ahead by 16 (51-35).
The second half belonged to the Lions. MHC quickly jumped out to a 23 point advantage after a Stoney Polite (Morganton, N.C.) 3-pointer and they never looked back. The Lions led by as many as 37 points (87-50) with 4:50 left in regulation after Glen hit a foul shot. MHC cruised down the stretch to the 28-point (91-63) victory.
MHC scored 40 points in the paint, 28 off NGU miscues and 23 points off the break. The Lions connected on 52.4% (33-63) of the field goals and 41.9% (13-31) of their 3-pointers. The Lions were 12-16 (75%) from the foul line.
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