GAMBIER, Ohio — Wabash led from start to finish for the second consecutive game, this time in a 74-57 road win at Kenyon College in North Coast Athletic Conference men’s basketball action.
Wabash (15-8, 11-3 NCAC) shot 52.6 percent from deep on the way to a 74-57 win against the host Owls (7-17, 5-10 NCAC).
The Little Giants (15-8, 11-3) had five players score in double figures, led by Rich Brooks, who had 15 points. The junior scored the first eight points of the game to provide a lead the Little Giants never surrendered. Robert Sorensen tacked on 12 points off the bench, and Noah Hupmann recorded his second double-double in the last three games with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Vinny Buccilla added 10 points and equaled his career-high with six assists. The Little Giants gave out 13 assists and committed only seven turnovers.
Wabash poured in 10 threes on 19 attempts. Sorensen was the most prolific shooter for the Little Giants, draining four treys in the contest.
Wabash maintains its hold on second place in the NCAC standings heading into the season’s final two games. The Little Giants travel to Wittenberg for a 7 p.m. contest on Wednesday.
Wabash started the scoring by going on an 8-0 run, culminating in a three from Brooks, to take an early lead with 17:49 left in the first half. The Little Giants maintained the lead throughout the half, taking a 31-22 to the locker room at the break.
Wabash kept its lead intact before going on a 9-0 run, finished off by Sorensen’s three, to grow the lead to 45-33 with 12:17 to go in the contest. The Little Giants kept expanding the margin, eventually leading by as many as 20 points midway through the final period, and coasted the rest of the way for the 74-57 win. Wabash shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting six shots from deep to score 18 of its 43 second-half points.
GAME NOTES
• Noah Hupmann notched a double-double for the Little Giants with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
• The Little Giants made over half of their attempts from three-point range, knocking down 10 of 19 shots.
• Wabash never trailed on the way to a 74-57 victory.
• The Wabash bench came alive by adding 27 points to its scoring output.
• Five Wabash players scored 10 or more points.
• Wabash had a 33-28 edge on the boards in the win.
• Rich Brooks led the Little Giants with 15 points.
• Wabash got a game-high 13 rebounds from Hupmann.
