Harris leads 4 players in double figures with 17 as High Point tops Gardner-Webb 78-68

High Point defeats Gardner-Webb 78-68

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Eugene Harris scored 17 points and High Point handed Gardner-Webb its ninth straight loss, 78-68 on Saturday night.

Nick Barbour added 14 points, and Cruz Daniels and Jourdan Morris each had 10 for the Panthers (6-6, 2-1 Big South Conference), who won their second game in a row.

With Gardner-Webb leading 49-47 midway through the second half, the Panthers made a 19-3 run to take a 66-52 lead with 4:32 remaining. The Bulldogs would get not closer than nine points the rest of the way.

The Panthers scored 22 points off 26 Gardner-Webb turnovers. The Panthers also shot well, making 50 percent (27-for-54) of their field goal attempts, including 60.9 percent (14 of 23) in the second half.

The Bulldogs (3-9, 0-3) were led by Grayson Flittner, who had a game-high 26 points. Anton Silver had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, and C.J. Hailey added 11 points.