GREENSBORO, N.C. – Saint Lucia's Basketball Player of the Year, Aloysius Henry continued his strong recent play for the University of North Carolina Greensboro, helping lead the Spartans to a 78-63 Southern Conference win over College of Charleston, Wednesday at Greensboro Coliseum.
The home team fell behind early in the second half and then rallied for a somewhat improbable win behind arguably UNCG's best defensive effort of the season. Trailing by one, the Cougars (16-11, 8-8) opened the second half with a 9-2 run and were out to a 39-33 lead, before Henry sparked a 16-1 run which helped the Spartans take control of the game. Henry started the run with a 3-pointer – just his second of the year – and took a charge on the other end of the floor on Charleston's ensuing possession.
An array of putbacks dunks and jumpers gave Aloysius 20 second-half points. The 6'10" Bocage Secondary graduate turned in a season-high 22 points, the second-highest point total for the home team. He was 9-of-13 shooting, 3-of-4 from the line and added six rebounds in a mere 19 minutes. UNCG shot 48 percent for the game while limiting Charleston to 36 percent shooting.
With Elon's loss at Wofford, UNCG (12-15 overall, 10-5 SoCon) now holds a two-game lead in the north division with three games remaining.
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