GREENSBORO, N.C. (2/10/10) – Todd Phillips scored a game-high 27 points and George Johnson added 21 as 16th-ranked Eastern Mennonite University knocked off number-one Guilford College, 90-63, in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball action Wednesday night. The Royals' first victory over Guilford since Feb. 5, 2001, ended the Quakers' 15-game winning streak in 2009-10 and their 17-game skein versus Eastern Mennonite.

The win marks Eastern Mennonite's second over a number-one team in this year's D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. The Royals upended league-foe Randolph-Macon College, 90-67, Jan. 13 in Harrisonburg, Va., when the Yellow Jackets were ranked first. Entering tonight's game, Eastern Mennonite had lost both of its last two road contests and slipped to third-place in the ODAC standings.

Johnson hit for 17 points and Phillips scored 12 to spark the visitors to a 44-34 halftime lead. The pair combined for six three-pointers in the half, while Guilford shot 0-4 from long range.

Phillips erupted in the second period, scoring 13 of the Royals' first 16 points of the period. His jumper with 14:07 left in the game opened a 60-41 lead that grew to as many as 30 points with eight minutes remaining. In the second half, Eastern Mennonite connected on 15-of-26 (57/7%) shots and held the home-standing Quakers to 30.3% shooting. Guilford shot a season-low 39.4% for the game, including one-for-13 from three-point range.

Phillips, who scored 15 second-half points, totaled five rebounds, a game-high five assists, three steals and a blocked shot in 24 minutes. Orie Pancione contributed 12 points, a team-high seven rebounds and three assists for the Royals. Teammate Eli Crawford added eight points, seven boards and three assists off the bench.

Guilford's Tyler Sanborn recorded his league-leading 18th double-double of the season with 21 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. He had 17 points and nine boards by halftime. Martin Stephenson and Rhett Bonner both added 10 points for the Quakers.

Guilford returns to action Saturday (2/13) against visiting league-rival Lynchburg College at 3:00 p.m.