ANDERSON, S.C. -- Sophomore Taylor Shugart's old-fashioned three-point play with 45.4 seconds left in the game gave the Trojans a two-point lead and proved to be the winning score as Anderson outlasted North Greenville, 82-78, in non-conference basketball action Monday night at the Abney Athletic Center. After the teams traded 30-second timeouts, North Greenville's Zach Shields was unable to connect on a long 3-point attempt and was forced to foul Tony Anderson with just 6.9 seconds left. Anderson, a native of Greenville, drained both free throws to set the final margin. "We were fortunate to get the win," Anderson head coach Jason Taylor said. "They are a well-balanced and talented team." With the win, Anderson (19-6, 13-6) set a new record for the most wins in a season since becoming a four-year institution in 1995-1996, surpassing the 18 victories during the 2001-02 season, and junior guard Brandon Young became the school's all-timer leading scorer with his 10-point outing. The Belmont, N.C., native has amassed 1,318 points to pass former Anderson standout Clay Huggins (1999-02) who scored 1,314 career points. The regionally-ranked Trojans AU have won five in a row and six of their last seven as the y make a push down the stretch, snapping the Crusader's two-game win streak. AU never trailed the last time these two teams met as the Trojans' picked up the win, and the story was nearly the same tonight, as Anderson began the contest with five consecutive 3s and pushed out to a nine-point lead on three occasions midway through the first half. But North Greenville stayed close and trimmed the Trojan lead to just a single point early in the second frame. A drive by Young resulted in a basket and Shugart's board work paid dividends as the Trojans edged back out, 49-44, with 16:27 left and three consecutive treys, one by Tony Anderson and back-to-back 3s from guard Nick Trull propelled the Trojans to their largest lead of the contest, 71-57, at the 8:12 mark. North Greenville then capitalized on the Trojans' inability to score, posting a 17-4 over the next six minutes to gain their first lead of the night on Paul Harrison's inside basket with just 1:10 on the clock and setting up the final minute of action.Tony Anderson paced the Trojans' scoring attack with 23 points, while Trull added 17 on the strength of five 3s and Young netted 10 points. Shugart recorded a game-high 15 rebounds on the night. Harrison led all scorers with 31 points and pulled down 11 boards. The Trojans wrap up the regular season with a two-game conference homestand, beginning on Wednesday when Anderson plays host to Lees-McCrae, scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off at the Abney Center. Box Score
June 17, 2010
Boys Basketball Camps on Campus
June 7, 2010
Men's Basketball Announces Five Commitments
June 3, 2010
Brookman Resigns; Accepts Head Post at SMC
March 22, 2010
Young and Cornwell Earn Postseason Honors
March 14, 2010
Anderson Edges Catawba in NCAA Opener
March 14, 2010
Trojans Fall to 4th-Ranked Jaguars
March 11, 2010
Men's Basketball Faces Catawba in NCAA Opener
March 7, 2010
Men's Hoops Drops Heartbreaker in Championship
March 7, 2010
Men's Basketball Seeded 5th in Southeast Region
March 5, 2010
Young; Anderson Earn All-Conference Honors
March 5, 2010
Trojans Move to Championship Game
March 3, 2010
Trojans Climb to Sixth in Regional Rankings
March 3, 2010
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March 2, 2010
Britton and Young Lead Trojans Past Barton
February 27, 2010
Trojans Win on Senior Night
February 24, 2010
Trojans Roll Past Lees-McRae
February 22, 2010
Outside Shooting Lifts AU Past North Greenville
February 20, 2010
Big First Half Propels Trojans Past Barton
February 15, 2010
Trojans Edge Queens for Third Straight Win
February 13, 2010
Anderson and Cornwell Lead Trojans Past Knights
February 11, 2010
Shugart leads Trojans Past Coker
February 8, 2010
Trojans Unable to Overcome Saints' Hot Shooting
February 6, 2010
Trojans Upend League-Leading Mount Olive
February 2, 2010
Rally Falls Short as Erskine Holds off Trojans
February 1, 2010
Trojans - North Greenville Rescheduled
January 30, 2010
Basketball Games Postponed
January 28, 2010
Men's Basketball Ranked Sixth in Southeast Region
January 28, 2010
Trojans Stumble at Belmont Abbey
January 26, 2010
Trio of Guards Leads Anderson Past Pfeiffer
January 23, 2010
Trojans Defeat Bulldogs
January 21, 2010
Trojans Beat the Flying Fleet
January 18, 2010
Anderson Picks Up Road Win Over Coker
January 16, 2010
Trojans Hold Off Knights
January 13, 2010
Limestone Edges Men's Basketball
January 9, 2010
Trojans Fall at Mount Olive
January 4, 2010
Men's Basketball Overpowers Lees-McRae
December 18, 2009
Trojans Top Columbus State
December 15, 2009
Shugart Earns Conference Player of the Week Honors
December 15, 2009
Trojans Pick Up Road Win Past North Georgia
December 12, 2009
Outside Shooting Propels Trojans Past UNC Pembroke
December 5, 2009
Queens University Holds off Trojans
December 2, 2009
Trojan Run Past Mars Hill
December 1, 2009
Men's Basketball Garners Top-25 Ranking
November 24, 2009
Trojans Rally to Defeat Belmont Abbey in Overtime
November 21, 2009
Trojans Down Lander in Home Opener
November 17, 2009
Free Admission for AU Basketball Games
November 17, 2009
Trojans Top North Greenville
October 21, 2009
Men's Basketball Picked Third in Preseason Poll
October 9, 2009
Men's Basketball Announces 2009-10 Schedule
September 22, 2009
Men's Basketball Adds Three Signees