mbk122815
Derek Montgomery
70
St. Scholastica CSS 7-3
93
Winner Colby COL16MB 7-1
St. Scholastica CSS
7-3
70
Final
93
Colby COL16MB
7-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Scholastica CSS 36 34 70
Colby COL16MB 44 49 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Winning Streak Comes to an End in Loss to Colby

Notables
-First meeting between the two programs
-Colby shot 63 percent for the game, including 73 percent in the second half
-Mules out-scored the Saints 52-34 in the paint
-CSS falls to 0-3 all-time at the Land of Magic Classic
 
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team saw its six-game winning streak come to an end late Monday night with a 93-70 loss to Colby College (Maine) at the Land of Magic Classic at the Ocean Center.
 
First Half
Despite the Mules leading for the majority of the half, neither team led by more than five points for the first 17 minutes of the game.
 
A Jake Naslund (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) jumper gave the Saints a 27-25 lead with seven minutes left in the half. Colby regained the lead and led 33-31 with less than four minutes to go. The Mules proceeded to go on an 11-2 run to take an 11-point lead until Andrew Laughlin (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS) converted a 3-point play to make the halftime score 44-36.
 
Second Half
The Mules used a 7-0 run four minutes into the second half to extend a seven-point lead to 14. The Saints would not get any closer as Colby won going away 93-70.
 
Shooting Highs vs. Shooting Lows
Colby shot 63 percent from the floor, including 73 percent in the second half. That is the best opponents' field goal percentage against the Saints since UW-River Falls was .625 from the field on December 20, 2009. Colby was also 9-of-19 from beyond the arc. The Saints shot 38 percent from the field and was 7-for-27 on 3-point attempts. It was the third straight game the Saints shot below 40 percent from the field.
 
Top Performances for CSS
Laughlin finished with a team-high 19 points. Naslund added 11 points and the newest Saint Kory Deadrick (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) recorded 11 points off the bench. Deadrick, the former Duluth News Tribune Player of the Year, transferred from the University of St. Thomas at the end of the semester. Freshman Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) added nine points and three steals.
 
Top Performances for Colby
Chris Hudnut led four Mules (7-1) in double-figures with 24 points. Ryan Jann had 20 points, Luke Westman 12 points and Sam Wilson 10 points.
 
Up Next
The Saints (7-3) will be in action again tomorrow when it faces Hood College (Md.) at 7 p.m. (ET) in the Land of Magic Classic.
 
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