MARYVILLE, Tenn. - The University of the South men's basketball team dropped the 2022-23 season opener to Maryville College, 76-55, Wednesday night from Baird Gymnasium on the Randy Lambert Court.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Maryville (1-0) 76, Sewanee (0-1) 55
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Sewanee started the contest with five field goals credited with an assist, led by
Russ Marr's two.
-Traling 17-14, at the 11:40 mark,
Ben Folk's triple evened the score up, but a 7-0 run by the Scots pushed the lead to its highest of the night, 24-17, at the under-12 media timeout.
-Sewanee ends the 4-minute scoring drought at the 7:30 mark of the first half with a
Colin Kahl layup. However, that did not phase the Scots, as the home team went on a 20-5 run in an eight-minute span prior to the under-four break.
-The teams would trade missed shots and turnovers for the final 3:29 of the half, with Maryville holding the 40-25 lead at the break.
-At the start of the second half,
John Crump made it a 44-28 affair with his shot from downtown, but Myles Rasnick knocked down three straight shots to push the lead to its largest, 51-28, at the under-16 media.
-The Scots pulled away from the Tigers midway through the second half on a 13-1 run to lead, 70-43.
-Maryville, who is the preseason favorite in the Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) is receiving votes in the current Top-25 administered by D3hoops.com.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Russ Marr led the Tigers with 12 points and added five dimes, while
John Crump crashed 10 boards.
MARYVILLE KEY STATISTICS
-Newcomer Charlie Cochran, a transfer from East Texas Baptist University (Texas) dropped 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting and added a double-double with 10 rebounds.
-Myles Rasnick led all scorers with 21 points on 6-of-8 from the floor and was a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will be home for the next three games. The Tigers start the stretch of three games in four days with Warren Wilson (N.C.) in the Lon Varnell Classic on Friday night at 7 p.m. from Juhan Gymnasium.
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