Scots Hot Shooting Drowns The Hawks

MONTGOMERY,Ala.- Huntingdon men's basketball (8-8 overall, 2-1 CCS) fell to the Maryville Scots (10-5 overall, 2-1 CCS) 109-68 in Roland Arena.

How it happened

First half

• The Scots got out of the gate quick, taking an 11-2 lead 2 minutes in

• A three point shot from Myles Murphy at the 15:41 mark shrunk the Scot lead to 13-7

• Maryville responded to Murphy's triple with a 13 point run, extending their lead to 28-7

• Freshman BJ Brown sank a shot from deep with 5:44 remaining in the half to cut into the Scot lead, bringing the score to 43-20

• The Scots answered with a 9 point run to push their lead back to 52-22 with 2 minutes to go in the half

• A jumpshot from Marcus Townsend brought the score to 57-24 at the halftime break

Second half

• The Scots remained hot in the second half, burying three back-to-back shots from deep, pushing their lead to 68-26 with 17:14 to go

• The Hawks continued to battle, with baskets from Tate Goolesby, Max Gardner, and Nate Johns matching the early points from Maryville

• Jaylen Washington's shot from deep brought the score to 92-46 with 10 minutes to go

• With 8:23 to go, Marcus Townsend threw down a ferocious dunk off of a steal to make the score 97-52

• In the end, the Hawks could not match the hot shooting from the Scots, falling 109-68

Key notes

• Maryville shot 56% from the field and 63% from three

• The Hawks forced 12 turnovers from Maryville and scored 9 points from those opportunities

• The Scots held the lead for the duration of the game

The Hawks look to bounce back against Berea College on January 13th. Tip off is set for 4:00 PM CT.