Box Score Marauders eclipse century mark in win over rival Kentucky State
WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Central State Marauders had their best offensive output in over four years with Saturday night's 118-80 win over rival Kentucky State.
Taking on the SIAC's best offense in Kentucky State, the Marauders showed their own scoring capabilities throughout the game.
With the score tied 20-20 at the 14:33 mark of the first half, CSU went on a 8-0 capped off by a fast break dunk from
Jeremy Brown. After a KSU basket,
Robert Konteh slammed home another dunk for CSU and a
Markese McGuire basket on the Marauder's next possession upped the lead to 32-22 at the 10:26 mark. The Marauder lead ballooned to as many as 28 points in the second half before CSU settled for a 67-46 lead at the break.
With a comfortable lead, CSU continued to drain shots in the second half. Back-to-back baskets from
Jermaine Crowder put CSU up, 84-56, with 14:53 to play. Konteh converted a traditional three-point play to give CSU its largest lead of the night, 105-66, with 8:23 left on the clock and the Marauders were able to cruise to the victory.
CSU held a 33-0 in points scored off of turnovers. The CSU reserves also played a crucial role in the victory, outscoring the KSU bench by 29 points.
KSU had no answer for CSU's
Dwight Richards, Jr., who finished with a season-high 31 points and 9 rebounds. The junior from Fort Wayne, Indiana was 8 for 16 from the field and made all 10 free throw attempts. Crowder and McGuire scored 14 points each. Brown recorded 11 points and 8 rebounds. Konteh also had 11 points to go along with 7 rebounds.
Dymiere Finch had sensational night as a distributor with a career-high 12 assists.
"We were excited for the opportunity to compete in a historic rivalry game against Kentucky State," CSU Head Coach
Joseph Price said. "I was really proud of the effort and energy that our players maintained throughout the game."
With the win, the Marauders improve to 7-12 overall and 4-6 in SIAC play.
Julius Barton Led the Thorobreds with 24 points and 7 rebounds. The loss drops KSU to a 6-11 ledger with a 5-5 mark in conference play.
Central State will make the short trip to play Cedarville University on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
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NOTES:
- - With tonight's result, CSU and KSU are tied in the all-time series, 54-54.
- - CSU's 118 points is the best offensive output since a 127 point performance on Nov. 9, 2013.
- - CSU's win snaps a three game losing streak to KSU.
