Photo by Jakob Komel
McPherson, Kan. – The McPherson College men's basketball team picked up another win, pushing their current win streak to six games, and remaining perfect within the friendly confines of the Sport Center. Their latest victim was Friends University. The Bulldogs upended the Falcons 87-74, using a barrage of three pointers in the second half to pull away.
The first half went back and forth. The largest lead for the either team was three points. At the break, the Falcons had regained the lead, and headed into the locker room up one, 34-33.
In the second half the Bulldogs started hitting from outside. They made five three pointers in the opening 20 minutes, but nearly doubled that in the second half, knocking down nine. At the 13:44 mark, the Bulldogs had a three point lead, but in a one minute span, they hit back to back to back three pointers to extend their lead to 12 points.
From there, the Falcons would get no closer than eight points, and when the clock hit zeros, the lead was back up to 13.
Key Statistic
The Bulldogs hit 14 three pointers in the game, accounting for nearly half of their points.
By the Numbers
The Bulldogs' offense was 31 of 69 from the field for 45% and 14 of 40 from deep for a 35% clip.
On the boards, the Bulldogs were dominant, winning the rebounding battle 45 to 34
Four Bulldogs scored in double figures.
Bulldog Leaders
Points: Kemryn Jenkins (20)
Rebounds: Gage Maccoy (10)
Assists: Josh Rivers (8)
Steals: Gage Maccoy, Travon Shelvin, Rock Hardison, Myles McCrary (1)
Blocks: Fred Watts (3)
Coach Quote
"I was very pleased with our focus and effort tonight. We struggled offensively in the first half but I felt like we were getting good shots. Luckily in the second half shots started falling. When you play as hard as we did good things will usually happen. Josh Rivers had an unbelievable all around game both scoring and getting others involved. I thought Kemryn Jenkins and Fred Watts also both had great games and made plays that seniors are supposed make."
 Next Up
 The Bulldogs now sit at 11-5 overall, and are in 3rd place in the KCAC standings at 9-5. They will put their perfect home record on the line on Saturday when they host the KWU Coyotes at 7:00 pm.
