Hesston, Kan – On Tuesday, the Bulldogs had themselves a Thanksgiving Week matchup with the Larks of Hesston College for a non-conference battle heading into the holiday. McPherson College came into the matchup hot off a massive 84-69 KCAC victory over Ottawa University; on the other side of the scorer's table, Hesston sought after their first win of the 2025-2026 campaign.
The Basics
Location: Yost Center
Records: MC 6-3 (2-1 KCAC), HC 0-13
Score: MC 89, HC 65
How it Happened
Tarrance Austin started the game off with a triple on McPherson's first possession for the opening lead, which was then extended to 5-0 nearly two minutes later following a jumper from
Jayden Wright. Hesston College managed to find the lead with 16:25 remaining in the half after Rob Gambill's three pointer for the 8-7 lead. Larks held onto the lead for 13 minutes as both teams struggled to find a great deal of offense for majority of the half. With under four minutes left in the half,
Korbin Gunn made a pair of jumpers to take the lead back for the Bulldogs at 29-27 with 2:46 remaining. McPherson ended the half with a 10-3 run led by
Labron Wilson to take a 39-30 lead into the halftime break.
The Bulldogs' conversion rate took a turn for the better in the second half as they improved from 40% to 48% from the floor in the second half, knocking home five three pointers and hitting 11 of 14 free throws. Hesston shot slightly better in the second half, but were unable to match the efficiency of the Bulldogs as McPherson stretched their lead to as large as 26 midway through the half.
A notable statistic from the second half was McPherson outrebounding the Larks 24-14 with eight of the boards being brought down on offense.
The Bulldogs routed their way to an 89-65 victory over Hesston on the road, led by
Korbin Gunn who finished the night with 17 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will be back in the Holman Fieldhouse this Wednesday to face the Tabor College Bluejays on December 3
rd at 8:00 PM.
