MOUNT OLIVE - Anthony Greenup and Jamil Aliyy both recorded double-doubles, but it was not enough as the Bears fell to Mount Olive 81-66 at College Hall. 

Shaw (1-5) opened up uncharacteristically running and fast-breaking and jumped out to a 12-5 lead on an Aliyy put back with 15:19 remaining in the first half.  At that point it looked as if the Bears would run away with the game but that would not be the case.  An 18-11 run over the next 10 minutes put Mount Olive up 24-23 on an Elton Coffield (23 points 4-of-6 from three-point range) put back with 5:35 remaining in the half.  The Bears were much bigger than the Trojans in the post as Greenup and Aliyy combined for 20 points in the half, but the Bears trailed 37-35 at halftime.

Ricky Williams' two free-throws two minutes into the second half, tying the score at 37-37, would be the closest the Bears would get.  The tandem of Greenup and Aliyy, which worked well in the first half, was not there in the second as the Trojans (4-2) defense began to deny and clamp down on both 6-8 players.  Shaw began to turn the ball over and miss shots and a 21-6 run by Mount Olive was capped by a Coffield three-pointer that put the Trojans up 58-45 with 12:31 remaining.  Two-straight field goals by the Bears pulled them to within 11 but a three-pointer by Sharome Holloway put the Trojans up 13 at 60-47 with 11:16 remaining.  Two more mini-runs by the Bears, the first pulling them to within 66-65 with 7:28 remaining, and the second pulling them to within 69-58 with 5:28 remaining, were both thwarted by Coffield three's.

Greenup finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds and four blocked shots,  while Aliyy finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.  Cordell Maxwell was also in double figures with 11 points.  The Bears turned the ball over 22 times.

Brad McDougald and Marcus West were in double figure scoring for the Trojans with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

The Bears will next travel to Farmville, VA to take on Longwood on Monday at 7:00 p.m.