UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — No. 7 ranked John Carroll University defeated Marietta College by the score of 89-75 Saturday (Feb. 4) afternoon in men's basketball action. The Pioneers slip to 13-8 overall and 8-6 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. The Blue Streaks improve to 19-2 overall and 13-1 in the OAC.
The first half was a back-and-forth affair as neither team led by more than eight points. There were 12 lead changes and four ties in the first 20 minutes.
David Sanford (Springfield, Ohio/Springfield) drained a long three-pointer as time expired to cut the John Carroll advantage to five points, 44-39, at halftime.
John Carroll got a layup from
Will Yontek (Independence, Ohio/St. Ignatius) at the 14:31 mark of the second half giving the Blue Streaks a 10-point lead, 59-49, for the first time in the game. The JCU lead expanded to 18 points midway through the period.
A jumper from Eric Hanna gave John Carroll its biggest lead of the game, 88-65, with 2:36 left on the clock. The Pioneers finished the game on a 10-1 run for the final 89-75 score.
Jake Singleton (Senecaville, Ohio/Meadowbrook) scored eight of the 10 Marietta points during the final minutes.
Sanford led the Pioneers with 15 points.
Cooper Parrott (Willard, Ohio/Willard) chipped in with 14 points, while Singleton finished with 10 points.
Sahmi Willoughby (Groveport, Ohio/Reynoldsburg) grabbed a team-high six rebounds to go along with six points.
Luke Frazier scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Blue Streaks. Henry Raynor notched a double-double with 16 points and 10 boards. Luke Chicone added 15 points, while Jerry Higgins and Yontek had 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Marietta returns home to host No. 5 ranked Mount Union on Wednesday (Feb. 8). Tip-off in ban Johnson Arena is set for 7:00 p.m.
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