ASHLAND, Wis. - Marian University men's basketball (11-0, 4-0 NACC) tied a program record for fewest points allowed in a 76-37 win at Northland to finish the first half.
- The Sabres came out hot scoring the first 12 points of the game.
- Northland only trailed 19-9 with 11:26 left in the half before Marian finished the half on a 21-5 run.
- This put the Sabres ahead 40-14 going into the break.
- Similarly to the first half, Marian had a strong start to the second opening on a 16-2 spurt to lead 56-16 with 13:50 to play.
- The Sabre lead grew to as large as 46 before the final settled at 76-37.
- With the win, Marian now leads all of NCAA Division III with 11 wins on the season.
- Marian finished 30-of-70 (.429) from the field and 8-of-27 (.296) on three-point attempts.
- Northland was limited to 14-of-53 (.264) shooting and 6-of-21 (.286) from beyond the arc.
- The 37 points allowed ties a program record for fewest points allowed in a single game, February 14, 2012 against Maranatha Baptist.
- Marian forced a season-high 27 turnovers and outscored Northland 30-4 in points off turnovers.
- In the paint, the Sabres held a 40-14 advantage.
- This is the 10th time in the NACC era Marian has reached 11 wins.
- A total of 13 different Sabres recorded a point.
- The Sabres are 4-0 all-time against Northland with this being the first meeting since 2012.
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Senior Mahlik Hall didn't miss a shot finishing with a team-high 11 points. |
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Senior Jazz Orozco had nine points to go with four rebounds. |
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Sophomore Jack Field scored seven points to go with a pair of blocks. |
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Saturday, January 4
Milwaukee, Wis.
1 p.m. |
