By Horace Billings
sports@salisburypost.com
Johnson C. Smith’s Golden Bulls outscored Catawba 20-12 in overtime and took a 1l0-102 victory in a showdown between two of the top men’s basketball teams in Division II at Goodman Gym on Wednesday.
Catawba (8-2) had six players in double figures, led by Antonio Houston’s 28. He made five 3-pointers.
Isaac Rose followed with 15, and Dominick Reid and Rob Fields scored 14 apiece. Donald Rutherford added 12, and Cliff Burns (Davie) had 11.
J.C. Smith (8-1) was paced by hot-shooting James Dillard, who poured in 35 points and pulled down 16 boards. Jerry Hollis had 24 points.
Catawba led 24-14 early and led 49-46 at halftime.
J.C. SMITH (110) ó Dillard 35, Hollis 24, Otey 18, Thornhill 15, Mobley 7, Scott 5, Booker 3, Little 2, Drummer 1.
CATAWBA (102) ó Houston 28, Rose 15, Fields 14, Reid 14, Rutherford 12, Burns 11, Shoemaker 3, Williams 3, Magnusson 2, Sossamon.
J.C. Smith 46 44 20 ó 110
Catawba 49 41 12 ó 102