Sewanee, TN: On Sunday, January 29th, the Sewanee Men's Basketball team took on Millsaps in the second game of a weekend home stand. The Tiger offense was lights out, leading Sewanee to a 97-71 win.
Colin Kahl led all scorers with 23 points.
Rashaun Williams had a career high 19 points.
Tre Corrigan and
Russ Marr both had 13, and
Eli Holland had 11 points. Kahl also finished with 10 rebounds for a double double. Sewanee now moves to 7-2 in SAA play.
INSIDE THE MATCH UP:
Sewanee (14-6, 7-2 SAA) 97, Millsaps (4-15, 2-7 SAA) 71
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The game started back and forth, but a three pointer from
Russ Marr halfway through the first half made it 16-10 Sewanee.
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Tre Corrigan facilitated the Sewanee offense, handing out six assists in the half.
- Marr would finish with 13 in the opening half, as the Tigers took a 42-35 lead into halftime.
- The Tigers shot 51.7% from the floor in the first half, making it tough for the visitors to come close.
- Sewanee came out firing in the second half, quickly extending the lead to 11 less than 4 minutes into the second half.
- Freshman
Rashaun Williams caught fire in the second half, scoring 15 of his 19 points in the final 20 minutes.
- A layup by
Ben Folk would put Sewanee up 93-62 for their largest lead of the game.
KEY SEWANEE STATISTICS:
- Williams scored a career high 19 points.
- Kahl recorded his first double double of the year with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
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Tre Corrigan matched his season high in assists with eight to go along with his 13 points.
- Quinn Damnn had a season high four points in the win.
KEY MILLSAPS STATISTICS:
- Doug Watson had 16 points.
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Tigers hit the road for a pair of games next weekend, with Hendrix on February 3rd at 8pm, and at Rhodes on the 5th at 3pm.
