{"id":2988,"date":"2025-12-06T20:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T01:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/?p=2988"},"modified":"2025-12-06T21:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T02:02:23","slug":"builders-mustangs-split-series-at-roger-taylor-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/2025\/12\/06\/builders-mustangs-split-series-at-roger-taylor-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"Mustangs, Builders Split Series at Roger Taylor Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.<\/strong> \u2014 Tyus Williams poured in a game-high 30 points to lift Mid-Atlantic Christian University to an 85-82 victory over Greensboro College on Saturday in a back-and-forth battle that featured 10 ties and nine lead changes at the Roger Taylor Invitational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams, a senior forward, was unstoppable from beyond the arc, hitting 4 of 6 three-pointers while adding five rebounds and two assists. His layup with 47 seconds remaining gave Mid-Atlantic Christian an 83-82 lead it would not relinquish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We knew it would come down to execution in the clutch,&#8221; said Mid-Atlantic Christian coach Charles Sims. &#8220;Tyus stepped up huge. We capitalized on their mistakes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mustangs also drained 9 of 16 three-pointers (56.3%) and leaned on 20 bench points to build a 44-43 halftime edge. Janus Shepherd chipped in 11 points and three assists for the Mustangs, while Clough nearly posted a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Friday&#8217;s game, MACU got a game-high 32 points from Janus Shepherd but fell to host NC Wesleyan 100-83.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Friday&#8217;s opener, fellow New South member Apprentice School&#8217;s Shamon Rosser erupted for 20 of his 24 points in the second half, powering the Builders to a stunning 84-77 comeback victory over Greensboro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rosser, a guard\/forward, was nearly perfect from the field (6-for-7) and solid from the free-throw line (11-for-17), adding eight rebounds and two steals to help Apprentice erase a 35-21 halftime deficit. The Builders outscored the Pride 63-42 after the break, shooting an eye-popping 74.1% from the field in the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday, Apprentice struggled against NC Wesleyan, falling 66-51. Builder sophomore forward Jahlil Hope tied for leading scorer with 14 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/clewisncwc.smugmug.com\/\">Carl Lewis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. \u2014 Tyus Williams poured in a game-high 30 points to lift Mid-Atlantic Christian University to an 85-82 victory over Greensboro College on Saturday in a back-and-forth battle that featured 10 ties and nine lead changes at the Roger Taylor Invitational. Williams, a senior forward, was unstoppable from beyond the arc, hitting 4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,17,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apprentice","category-macu","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2988"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2993,"href":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2988\/revisions\/2993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsouthconference.com\/mbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}