Men’s Basketball Bests Harris-Stowe
Lamoni, Iowa – The Graceland University Men's Basketball team took on the Harr-s-Stowe State University Hornets. The YellowJackets defeated the Hornets, 87-65 and move to 2-0.
Graceland (2-0) | Harris-Stowe (1-1)
Half 1: Graceland 38 | Harris-Stowe 28
Both teams would go point for point. Graceland would take the first lead, Aleksa Markovic would drain one from the deep to push a lead, and he would follow by sinking three charity stripes. Austin Braun would increase the lead to seven from his three-pointer and layup (18-11). Graceland continues to increase its advantage; Patrick Fisher, Darrius Davis, Braun, and Amitia Afenjar would contribute. The Yellowjackets would head into the half leading by ten points (38-28).
Half 2: Graceland 49 | Harris-Stowe 37
Carson Busch would open the second half with a shot from the deep. Graceland would work an 8-2 run (59-41), points from Austin Braun (six points), Darrius Davis (one point) and Amitai Afenjar (one point). Midway through, both teams would go point for point; the Hornets would close their deficit to 12 points (63-49), and layups by Akeen Woods and Davis would break the run. A layup by Afenjar would put the Yellowjackets to hold their largest lead over the Hornets of 24 points. Harris-Stowe would end the game with a free throw for a Graceland 87-65 victory.
By the numbers:
32-26 – The Yellowjackets made six more field goals than the Hornets
38-30 – Graceland had 30 rebounds compared to the 30 by Harris-Stowe
23-7 – The Yellowjackets 2nd chance points compared to Hornets
46-20 – Points in the paint by Graceland to Harris-Stowe
Graceland Leaders:
Scoring Leader: Austin Braun – 19
Rebounding Leader: Aleksa Markovic – 7
Assist Leader: Austin Braun / Patrick Fisher – 5
Steal Leader: Austin Braun / Patrick Fisher – 2
Harris-Stowe Leaders:
Scoring Leader: Patrick Evans – 17
Rebounding Leader: Seth Chargois – 7
Assist Leader: Anthony Bell II – 2
Steal Leader: O'Bray Rufus – 2
Up Next:
The Men's Basketball team will be back on the road on Wednesday, November 8 the Waldorf University Warriors. Tip-off is set for 7:00 pm.
-Yellowjackets-