MARYVILLE, Tn.--- The No. 4 seed Asbury men's basketball (9-18, 4-8 CCS) sophomore communications major
Tyler Hall scored 20 points on 6-8 shooting on Friday night in the Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) Semifinal against No. 1 Maryville College (21-5, 11-1) on Friday night in Maryville, Tn., but the Eagles came up short to the Scots, 91-73.
Maryville outscored AU 45-33 in the first half through 46% shooting from the field and went a perfect 9-9 from the free-throw line. Asbury battled throughout the second half, scoring 40 points with five threes and 42% shooting, but the Scots added 46 points in the second half to secure the win.
Hall made three three-pointer's along with his sophomore teammate
Luke Imfeld making three from distance. Imfeld scored 18 points with five rebounds, while graduate student
Clayton Winter grabbed a team-high eight boards with 10 points.
Senior Asbury guard
Ben McNew dished a team-high five assists in his final game as an Eagle, grabbing four rebounds with six points.
Maryville outrebounded Asbury 47-30 and used 50 points in the paint as well as 27 fast break points. Both teams committed 10 turnovers, Asbury scored 10 points off the giveaways and Maryville scoring 13 points.
The Scots assisted 21 of their 34 made baskets, with AU collected 13 assists on their 26 field goals. The Eagles made nine threes in the game (six from Hall and Imfeld), and Maryville made seven threes.
The CCS Player of the Year, Maryville guard Reed Kemp, scored 31 points on 9-16 shooting and went 10-10 from the free-throw line. As a team, AU went 12-15 from the stripe and Maryville was 16-20 on free-throws.
Asbury finishes the 2024-25 season with nine wins and a trip to the CCS Semifinal matchup against the No. 1 team on their home court, scoring 73 points in a spirited effort.
"They aren't losses if you learn from them, and we had plenty to learn from this season. And we did. It wasn't the ending we were hoping for and it was a year of ups and downs, but this team persevered and grew. In year one of the CCS, we hosted a conference tournament game and battled in the semifinal against a top 25 caliber team. We're thankful for our seniors in Ben and Clayton, they've done so much for our program. We have a young group who carried a lot of weight this season. They will be eager to get back and finish and was started."
Russ Abner | Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach
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Tyler Hall | 20 PTS, 6-8 FG, 3 3PT, 5-5 FT, 5 REB
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Luke Imfeld | 18 PTS, 3 3PT, 3-3 FT, 5 REB, 2 AST
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Clayton Winter | 10 PTS, 8 REB
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Ben McNew | 5 AST, 4 REB, 6 PTS
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