North Carolina rivalry match between Greensboro Day and Wesleyan

The top two ranked teams in North Carolina, No. 1 Wesleyan and No. 2 Greensboro Day, met on the basketball court on January 20 in a big rivalry match.

The home team Wesleyan, ranked 8^th in the DigitalSports National Basketball Rankings, got off to a strong start in the first half. Harry Giles III was Wesleyan’s strongest through the half, scoring the bulk of his game-high 21 points in the first two quarters.

In the second half, Greensboro, ranked 16^th in the nation, work its way back in the game. Particularly in the final four minutes of the last quarter, the Bengals dominated. At 4:17, Giles scored to Greensboro’s lead to 47-46. The rest of the story is all Greensboro’s. The Bengals dropped another nine points before the end of the game, while Wesleyan only managed a basket, giving Greensboro the 56-48 victory.

Bengal Peter Agba led Greensboro with 18 points coming from excellent post moves and his high jump shot. Darius Moore added 10 points for the Bengals.

Now 25-0, Greensboro will surely receive quite a boost both on the national scale and within North Carolina.

Greensboro gets back on the court on January 23 to face Forsyth Country Day.