Box score

STEVENSON, Md. - The Stevenson men's basketball team led No. 11 Amherst by six midway through the first half, but a 14-3 run by the Lord Jeffs, capped by a three-pointer by Steve Wheeler gave the 2007 national champions a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 69-55 win Saturday at Student Union Gymnasium.

Amherst (7-1), who is ranked 14th in the nation in scoring offense at 86.7 points per game, was held to its lowest total of the season.

Stevenson also limited the Lord Jeffs to a 36.8 percent field goal percentage after they entered the game shooting 51.2 percent, including over 35 percent from three-point range. Amherst finished 8-of-28 from beyond the arc for 28.6 percent.

Led by six points and four rebounds from freshman center Andrew Bishop (Lothian/Southern), the Mustangs (1-10) opened the game on an 11-5 run in the first 11:57 while holding the Lord Jeffs to just 2-of-13 shooting.

However, a 14-3 run gave the Lord Jeffs a 19-14 advantage with 3:14 left in the opening half before they held a 28-24 halftime lead.

Wheeler scored 10 of his game-high 21 points in the opening half while Taylor Barrise added eight. Barrise finished with 11 points as he and Wheeler were two of three players in double figures for Amherst. Jeff Holmes had 17 points, including 15 in a decisive second half that saw the Lord Jeffs outscore Stevenson 41-32 and stretch its lead to as many as 22.

Junior guard Greg Collins (Baltimore/Western Tech) had 17 points to lead the Mustangs while Bishop finished with eight points and five rebounds. Senior guard Irvin Jones (Landover/Riverdale Baptist) and junior guard Andy Shelly (York, Pa./West York) also added eight points each.

Stevenson continues its five-game homestand on Wednesday when it hosts a CAC contest against Mary Washington beginning at 7:00 p.m.