A quick response from Simmons’ Jalen Baker put the Falcons up by one with his shot from behind the arc.
Ashton Worgu at the free throw line in the 95-75 win against Simmons last night.
Cody Schultz said he could do it better and answered with a trey of his own to bring the patriots back up by two. From there, Morthland kept the lead the rest of the night.
A couple of back-and-forth possessions found the Patriots up 15-12 when they sparked a 12-0 run to put themselves up 27-12 with 9:18 left in the half.
That run staked Morthland’s momentum for the evening, and the boys never lead by less than double digits for the rest of the night.
With their offense never slowing down, the Patriots led by 28 at the most when they found themselves up 85-57 after a Rushing basket in the paint.
Morthland’s big man ended the night with 19 points (9-for-13) and six rebounds.
Tyler Burmester had the lone double-double with his 24 points and 11 rebounds. He also tacked on five assists to his name.
Schultz and Dylan Burmester registered double-digit points as well with 20 and 16. Dylan Burmester was just one rebound shy of a double-double.
Ben McFarland came off the bench for the Patriots and made some noise with two tremendous blocks to swing momentum even farther in Morthland’s favor.
As a team, the boys shot 54.5 percent from the floor and 46.4 percent from deep. The Patriots out rebounded Simmons 45 to 33.
With the win, Morthland moves to 6-4 on the season. They take the court again in two days as they host the Ron Herrin Memorial Shootout.
Games are scheduled for 6:00 and 8:00 on Friday evening. Then 12:00 and 2:00 on Saturday afternoon. Alongside Morthland, the tournament will play host to Robert Morris University – Peoria, Robert Morris University – Springfield and College of Faith.
For stats go to the following link: http://www.morthlandpatriots.com/stats/2016-17/box_9.html
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