ELKINS, W.Va. -- The game came down to the last shot inside the McDonnell Center on Wednesday, Feb. 10, but it rimmed out as Davis & Elkins (3-6) held on to defeat West Virginia Wesleyan (0-11) men's basketball in a hard fought contest, 83-80.
 
"Our intensity and focus was there from the beginning," head coach Nick Patella said. "I'm proud of how we competed tonight. Everybody who played for us really contributed tonight." 
 
Leaders for WVWC
Jaylin Reed poured in 20 points in the second half for a total of 26. Reed finished 5-for-8 from behind the arc. Ross Young recorded his fifth double-double of the year with a season-high 21 points and 11 rebounds. 
 
Cameron Ramage (13 points) and Marvel McGowan (eight points) provided sparks off of the bench. Daylin Lee spread out eight assists. 
 
Leaders for Davis & Elkins
Breland Walton scored a game-high 33 points and ripped down 14 rebounds. Gyasi Powell added 20 points and seven boards. 
 
Team Stats
Davis & Elkins only turned the ball over five times. Wesleyan shot 50.8 percent (30-for-59) from the field and made 10 shots from beyond the arc. 
 
Inside the First Half
Young placed the ball back in the hoop on a put-back dunk at the 14:45 mark of the first half as the Bobcats led 6-2. D&E went on a run and created an 18-9 advantage, but Ramage and McGowan answered with back-to-back triples (9:15 left in the first half).
 
Tommie Pope drove inside for a layup as WVWC trailed 30-25 with 4:26 remaining before halftime. Reed picked up a loose ball and converted a layup in the final seconds of the opening half as the Senators led 40-36 at the half. 
 
Inside the Second Half
Young turned and scored in the lane to even things up at 40-40 a little over a minute into the second half. With 9:40 remaining in the second half, Young slammed home a dunk off of an assist by Lee to bring the Bobcats within two behind 58-56.
 
Reed was on fire from deep in the second half. His corner trey with 3:37 left in regulation put Wesleyan in front, 73-72. Both squads exchanged baskets until Davis & Elkins commanded an 82-77 lead with only 17 seconds ticking. Ramage buried a 3-pointer from the top of the key to keep the Bobcats alive, trailing 82-80 as seven seconds remained. 
 
After a split trip at the charity stripe by Teemu Tumanoff of the Senators, Wesleyan had a chance to tie the game on a corner trifecta by McGowan that did not fall in a close 83-80 loss. 
 
Up Next
WVWC men's basketball is scheduled to return home on Saturday (Feb. 13) to take on Charleston at 4:30 p.m.