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01.20.09
- After opening a 20-point lead by intermission, the Foresters (14-8, 3-5)
cruised to the 75-52 victory at Marian College, keeping the Knights
winless in the MCC at 0-8.
HU jumped out to a 19-4 lead eight
and a half minutes into the contest. The Knights got back within 10 at
the nine minute mark on a 3-pointer by J. R. Howell, but it was as
close as they would get. The Foresters then ran off eight more
unanswered points to push the lead to 18 at 31-13 and finished the
half up 35-15.
HU continued to
dominate in the second half increasing its advantage to as many as 33
at 62-29 on a trey by Luke Smith with 8:40 to go in the game.
The Foresters then cruised to the 23-point victory.
Kyle Benge led a
quartet of double figures scorers for HU with 16 points. Kevin Kyle
had 14 points, Caleb Kennedy added a double-double with 11 points and
a game-high 12 rebounds and Alex Nafziger finished with 10.
Anthony Furlin was the lone Knight to reach double digits with 12.
The Foresters held
Marian to just 20% shooting in first half and 31% (18-58) for the
game, while HU went 26 for 55 for 47.3%. The Foresters
out-rebounded Marian 46-32.
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