No. 1 Walsh Stifles Cougars 73-40 in AMC Action


	Cougar Basketball Game Recap No. 1 Walsh Stifles Cougars 73-40 in AMC Action written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director Game Boxscore NORTH CANTON, Ohio (2-16-2010) - NAIA Division II No. 1 Walsh University held the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team to its second-lowest scoring total in the program’s 42-year history as the Cavaliers posted a 73-40 American Mideast Conference victory in Alumni Arena on Tuesday night. The visiting Cougars (11-16, 3-11 AMC) started the game well by matching Walsh (26-2, 14-1 AMC) basket for basket and holding a 10-8 lead after a basket by junior guard Brandon Short (left) at the 11:56 mark. However, the Cavaliers kicked things into gear at the point as Walsh closed the half on a 29-10 run to take a comfortable 37-20 lead to the locker room at the break. Senior forward Kyle Harden led MVNU in the first half with six points off the bench, while senior center Bryce Sanborn added five points and five rebounds. The Cougars shot 32 percent from the field (8-for-25), missed all four of their three point attempts, and hit on 4-of-8 free throw attempts. Ricky Jackson paced the Cavaliers with 12 points and five rebounds in the first half, while Jeremy Shardo added eight points. Walsh shot 45.2 percent from the field (14-for-31), 30 percent from three-point range (3-for-10), and 54.5 percent from the free throw line (6-for-11). The Cavaliers also held a 26-13 rebounding advantage. The second half was all Walsh as the Cavaliers got a basket by Jackson to start the second half and never held a lead smaller than 19 points the rest of the way as they cruised to the 73-40 victory to run their winning streak to seven straight as they notched their nation-leading 26th win. Walsh has also now won 34 straight games at home. MVNU was led by Short with 11 points off the bench in his first game back from injury since February 4. Harden finished with a career-high eight points, while Sanborn grabbed eight rebounds to go with five points. Junior guard Brady Swanson and sophomore post Jordan Heatherly also scored six points apiece. The Cougars shot just 28.3 percent from the field (15-for-53) and missed all 10 of their three-point attempts after nailing a season-high 10 treys on Saturday at Cedarville University. MVNU also went 10-for-16 at the free throw line (62.5 percent). The 40 points scored was the second-lowest total ever for the Cougars trailing only the 36 points scored in the 36-33 win over Eastern Nazarene (Mass.) University on November 30, 1973, in the infamous slow-down game in the pre-shot clock era. Jackson finished with a double-double of 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead Walsh, while Kenny Kornowski and Shardo added 15 and 10 points respectively. The Cavaliers, who out-rebounded MVNU 51-24, shot 50 percent from the field (28-for-56), 21.4 percent from three-point range (3-for-14), and 60.9 percent from the free throw line (14-for-23). MVNU will look to snap its four-game losing streak with a pair of home games to close out the season starting with an AMC game on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. against Shawnee State University.

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