Box Score

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - D'Mario Curry came off of the bench to score a game-high 19 points and added eight rebounds, four steals, three assists and three blocked shots to rally Lincoln Memorial University to a 74-60 win over Flagler College Saturday afternoon in the Sodexho Classic at Pioneer Gym. LMU improved to 3-1 while Flagler lost its third consecutive game and sits at 1-4.

Curry made 7-of-9 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line to spark the Railsplitters who trailed at the half 34-27. Another reserve, Dominic Parker, added 17 points while Brandon Armstrong and Stuart Miller added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Desmond Johnson collected a game-high nine rebounds.

Lincoln Memorial scored 23 of its points from the free throw line as they made 30 trips, including making 21-of-25 in the second half. The Railsplitters forced 20 Saints turnovers and converted those into 28 points. LMU also grabbed 16 offensive boards that led to 15 second chance points.

#Ben De La Cruz# (Orlando, Fla./University HS) led Flagler with 14 points. #John Pietkiewicz# (Winter Park, Fla./New Hampton Prep) added 10 points and five rebounds.

Flagler made 62.5% (15-24) of its shots in the first half and made 50% (11-22) in the second half, but only went to the free throw line 10 times and made five shots.

Tarron Stewart (Tampa, Fla./Brandon HS) hit a jumper with 15:01 left to play to give Flagler a 44:36 lead, but Lincoln Memorial would score the next 15 points over the next 2:27 and never trailed.

Flagler hosts former conference rival, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at Flagler Gym.

Lincoln Memorial vs Flagler
11/22/08 1:00 p.m. at Greeneville, Tenn. (Pioneer Gym)
At Greeneville, Tenn. (Pioneer Gym)

LINCOLN MEMORIAL 74, FLAGLER 60

LINCOLN MEMORIAL (3-1)
Curry, D'Mario 7-9 5-6 19; Parker, Dominic 5-10 5-7 17; Armstrong, Brandon
2-8 6-6 11; Miller, Stuart 3-8 2-2 10; Johnson, Desmond 2-7 4-4 8; Joseph,
Wadner 3-8 1-5 7; Bogard, Matt 1-2 0-0 2; Witek, Kyle 0-1 0-0 0; Sikes,
Robin 0-0 0-0 0; Allen, Justin 0-4 0-0 0; Whitaker, Ryan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
23-58 23-30 74.

FLAGLER (1-4)
De La Cruz, Ben 6-12 2-2 14; Pietkiewicz, John 4-8 1-2 10; McFarline, Andre
4-4 0-0 8; Stewart, Tarron 3-5 1-4 7; Moore, Kenny 3-4 0-0 6; Ferguson, D.J.
2-4 1-2 6; Matthews, Jon 2-4 0-0 5; Johnson, Brandon 1-3 0-0 2; Dixon, Adam
1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-46 5-10 60.

Lincoln Memorial.............. 27 47 - 74
Flagler....................... 34 26 - 60

3-point goals--Lincoln Memorial 5-16 (Parker, Dominic 2-3; Miller, Stuart
2-6; Armstrong, Brandon 1-3; Allen, Justin 0-2; Whitaker, Ryan 0-1; Johnson,
Desmond 0-1), Flagler 3-11 (Pietkiewicz, John 1-4; Ferguson, D.J. 1-1;
Matthews, Jon 1-3; Moore, Kenny 0-1; Stewart, Tarron 0-2). Fouled
out--Lincoln Memorial-None, Flagler-None. Rebounds--Lincoln Memorial 36
(Johnson, Desmond 9), Flagler 27 (Johnson, Brandon 5; Pietkiewicz, John 5).
Assists--Lincoln Memorial 14 (Curry, D'Mario 3; Armstrong, Brandon 3;
Johnson, Desmond 3), Flagler 11 (Ferguson, D.J. 6). Total fouls--Lincoln
Memorial 12, Flagler 21. Technical fouls--Lincoln Memorial-None,
Flagler-None. A-100

2008 Sodexo Classic