Men's Basketball Stings the Wildcats; Extends Win Streak to Five
Canton, Mo. – The Graceland University Men's Basketball team went up against the Culver-Stockton College Wildcats and defeated the Wildcats 74-55. They move 17-9 on the season and are 12-8 in the Heart.
Graceland (17-9; 12-8) | Culver-Stockton (9-16; 5-15)
Half 1: Graceland 40 | Culver-Stockton 31
JT Washington set the game pace sinking one from the deep within seconds of the game (3-0); Seth Compas would follow with a layup. The Yellowjackets would create a seven-point lead from the dunk by Compas (18-11). Both teams would trade baskets. With just over three minutes, the Wildcats would close their gap to two points, a Trenton Daughtry charity strip, followed by Aleksa Markovic layup and JT Washington three; the Yellowjackets would increase their advantage to eight points. Sam'i Roe would sink a last-second jumper to put Graceland's lead at nine points heading into the half (40-31).
Half 2: Graceland 34 | Culver-Stockton 24
Culver-Stockton would sink the first basket and close their deficit to five points. Graceland would answer with a Sam'i Roe and a Trenton Daughtry layup (44-37). Near the midway mark of the second half, Aleksa Markovic would drain one from the deep to push the Yellowjackets for an 11-2 scoring jump (61-46); Winslow Martin and Daughtry contributed. Graceland would continue to create distance from the Wildcats. The game would end with a final basket from the deep by Jacob Charske (74-55).
By the numbers:
30-19 – The Yellowjackets would sink 11 more field goals than the Wildcats
6-6 – Both teams hit six three pointers
5-11 – Graceland made charity stripes compared to Culver-Stockton
34-33 – The Yellowjackets had one more rebound than the Wildcats
42-20 – Graceland would drain 22 more points in the paint than Culver-Stockton
Graceland Leaders:
Scoring Leader: Aleksa Markovic – 18
Rebounding Leader: Aleksa Markovic – 8
Assist Leader: Sam'i Roe – 9
Steal Leader: Five Players – 1
Culver-Stockton Leaders:
Scoring Leader: Robert Fry II – 16
Rebounding Leader: Seth Larson – 9
Assist Leader: Seth Larson – 3
Steal Leader: Seth Larson / Keashon Petty – 1
Up Next:
The Men's Basketball team will be back on the road on Saturday, February 18 when they go up against the MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers Tip-off is set for 4:00 pm.
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