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Marian University

OFFICIAL SITE OF MARIAN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN
Men's basketball vs. WLC (Jan. 31, 2023)
78
Lakeland LU 12-11,6-9 NACC
82
Winner Marian (WI) Marian 14-9,12-4 NACC
Lakeland LU
12-11,6-9 NACC
78
Final
82
Marian (WI) Marian
14-9,12-4 NACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lakeland LU 33 45 78
Marian (WI) Marian 40 42 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Marian men's basketball sweeps Lakeland to finish NACC play

FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's basketball (14-9, 12-4 NACC) defeated Lakeland 82-78 to close out NACC play.

 
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  • The Sabres never trailed and were able to hold off a late rally from Lakeland to earn the win.
  • Marian was able to get out to a fast start opening the game with a 20-8 lead.
  • The Sabres were able to build their lead to as large as 26-11 with 9:08 to play in the first half.
  • A late 8-2 run from Lakeland to close out the opening half saw the Muskies cut their deficit down to 40-33 going into the break.
  • From there, both teams went basket for basket for most of the second half.
  • Lakeland managed to cut its deficit down to as small as two at 72-70 with 3:57 to play.
  • Marian quickly used five unanswered points to build its lead back out to seven and used this run to earn the win.
  • The Sabres were able to go 4-of-4 (1.000) from the charity stripe in the final 20 seconds to ice the game.

 
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  • Marian shot 30-of-64 (.469) from the field and went 8-of-19 (.421) on three-pointers.  The Sabres were 4-of-7 (.571) on three-pointers and 12-of-17 (.706) at the free throw line in the second half.
  • The Sabres held a slim 36-32 advantage for points in the paint and 10-5 in points following turnovers.
  • Marian was able to win the rebounding battle by a 39-29 margin and had 11 offensive boards.
  • Marian finishes NACC play with 12 victories, the most since the 2013-14 season.  It also just the third time in the NACC era Marian has won at least 12 regular season conference games.
  • The Sabres are now solidified as the No. 3 seed for the NACC Tournament and will host the opening round Wednesday, February 22 at 7 p.m.  The opponent will be determined based on results from Saturday, February 18.
 
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Senior Tyler Gouin netted a game-high 24 points with four rebounds. Senior David Britton added 16 points to go with five assists and a pair of steals. Freshman Tyler Bunkoske didn't miss a shot going 5-of-5 (1.000) from the field for 12 points off the bench.

 
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