OLYMPIA, Wash. – No. 22 Lewis-Clark State Men’s Basketball used a barrage of 3-pointers to upend The Evergreen State College (Wash.) 104-56 on Friday. The Warriors knocked down 19 triples which rank in the top 10 in a single game. LC State had five Warriors drain at least three 3-pointers in a contest where every player on the court scored.
“Good road win for the guys,” coach Austin Johnson said. “Everyone chipped in and had an impact which was very encouraging. We shot it at a super high level but most importantly we really defended as a team which allowed us some breathing room early. Twenty-five assists was pretty special and shows a lot about who our guys are trying to be. Not much time to enjoy it as we’re right back tomorrow against a really tough Northwest team. Excited to see how we respond.”
The win moves the LC State record to 20-5 overall and 14-3 in Cascade Conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
John Lustig scored the first seven points for LC State before a pair of 3-pointers by Dylan Skaife put the Warriors in front 13-11 at 13:40. A triple by Trevor Manning kept the score close, and 3-pointers by Jamare’ Childs and Peyton Nordland widened the margin to 24-20 at 8:32.
Lustig and Grayson Hunt matched Geoduck baskets and buckets by Childs and Nordland combined for a 6-0 run to help the Warriors surge ahead 41-28 with 2:17 to play in the half. A layup by Lustig sparked an eight-point rally that closed out the half with LC State in front 49-30.
Skaife and Dallon Morgan continued the run from the first half with a pair of 3s to start the second, and Lustig capped the stretch at 16 points to make it 57-30 after two minutes.
LC State put its foot on the gas for the remainder of the contest with the help of an 18-0 run with contributions from Lustig, Manning, Morgan, Drew Mata, Brandon Suber and Nordland. The lead sat at 86-43 after the stretch with 8:55 to play.
The margin continued to grow as the half went on. Mata and Morgan closed out the game with 3-pointers.
STAT RECAP
Lustig led the contest with 22 points on a 10-for-11 performance from the field. He grabbed eight rebounds and dished out four assists. Childs added 14 points with four 3-pointers and six assists, and Morgan scored 13 points with three triples. Skaife and Manning scored a matching 12 points as both went 4-for-7 from 3-point range and Nordland tallied 10 points.
Hunt matched Lustig’s rebound total with eight and Suber had a career-high seven assists.
The Warriors hit 19 3-pointers which ranks sixth in a single game. They shot 54.3% from long range and 61.5% from the field.
