MISENHEIMER, N.C. (Jan. 27, 2024) --The Pfeiffer men's basketball team shot 57.1 percent from beyond the arc on the way to a 96-78 USA South home win against the William Peace Pacers at Merner Gym on Saturday afternoon..

The Falcons (7-7, 4-3) had five players score in double figures, led by Donte Forrester-Jhagroo, who had 15 points. Daniel Fulp tacked on 14 points and Ty Black helped out with 14 points.

Pfeiffer collected 42 rebounds in Saturday's game compared to William Peace's 36, led by Doug Smith's 15 boards.

The Pfeiffer defense held William Peace shooters to just 37.9 percent from the field, including 24.2 percent from three-point range.

How It Happened

After jumping out to a 10-8 advantage, Pfeiffer went on an 11-0 run with 14:07 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Rashamel Butler, to increase its lead to 21-8. The Falcons then lost some of that lead, but still entered halftime with a 40-36 advantage. Pfeiffer did most of its first half damage in the paint, scoring 22 of its 40 points close to the basket.

Following intermission, Pfeiffer kept widening that lead, expanding it to 57-48 before going on a 9-0 run, finished off by Sean Sucarichi's jumper, to grow the lead to 66-48 with 10:06 to go in the contest. The Falcons held onto that lead for the rest of the game for the 96-78 win. Pfeiffer took care of business in the paint, recording 32 of its 56 points in the lane.

Game Notes

» Doug Smith notched a double-double for the Falcons with 13 points and 15 rebounds.  It marks the second of his career.
» The Falcons made over half of their attempts from three point range, knocking down eight of 14 shots.
» The Falcons held the Pacers to only 37.9 percent shooting from the field.
» Pfeiffer never trailed in the second half on its way to victory.
» The Pfeiffer bench came alive by adding 44 points to its scoring output.
» Five Pfeiffer players scored 10 or more points.
» Donte Forrester-Jhagroo and Rashamel Butler came off the bench to score 15 and 13 points, respectively.
» Pfeiffer shot 62 percent from the field to economically reach their 96 point total.
» Pfeiffer had a 42-36 edge on the boards in the win.
» Donte Forrester-Jhagroo led the Falcons with 15 points.
» Doug Smith grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds to lead Pfeiffer and Daymon Beckwith added 11.

Next Game
The Falcons will step out of conference play in the next game when they travel to 17th-ranked Christopher Newport University on Monday, Jan. 29 at 6:00 p.m.