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Alex Wile
73
Wilson WILM 4-11, 3-7 NEAC
101
Winner Lancaster Bible LBCM 16-0, 9-0 NEAC
Wilson WILM
4-11, 3-7 NEAC
73
Final
101
Lancaster Bible LBCM
16-0, 9-0 NEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wilson WILM 33 40 73
Lancaster Bible LBCM 52 49 101

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Mitchell Strauser

Chargers Dismantle Phoenix

The Lancaster Bible men's basketball team extended its winning streak to 16 on Friday night as the Chargers defeated Wilson, 101-73 at Horst Athletic Center. The Chargers are now 16-0 this season, while Wilson dropped to 4-11. The 16-game winning streak this season (20 total consecutive wins dating back to last season) beats the program-record for most consecutive wins in one season, as the Chargers move past the previous record of 15 achieved by last year's team.

How it Happened: As it has been the majority of the season, the Chargers got off to a fast start and took an early 7-2 lead 1:56 into the game after a CJ Dunston 3-pointer. The Chargers and Phoenix battled it out as the Phoenix pulled within one point of the Chargers with 15:16 left in the half. However, the Chargers started to find their rhythm as they went on 13-2 run over the next couple of minutes. 

The Chargers and the Phoenix continued to battle, but the Phoenix would not get within 12 points as the Chargers started to pull away. With 3:48 left to play in the first half the Chargers had built at 48-22 lead which was capped off with a layup from John Bird. As the Chargers built the lead they hit five 3-pointers, including two from Jordan Mellinger.

Lancaster Bible would go into half with a 52-33 lead. The 50-point half was Lancaster Bible's 15th of the season. At the half the Chargers had an astonishing 40-16 rebound advantage over the Phoenix.

The Chargers opened the second half on 15-5 run capped off by a thunderous CJ Dunston dunk. Lancaster Bible continued to pour it on and pull away from Wilson. The Chargers built a 33 point lead with a dunk from Kurt Keltner, this lead was the biggest of the night with 8:11 to play. The Chargers would continue to hover around the 30 point advantage mark, and win the game by a final score of 101-73.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 40-of-84 (47.6) from the floor...The Chargers had five players score 10 or more points...CJ Dunston led the way with 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting, including a 2-of-4 mark from 3-point range...Bryce Williams and Jordan Mellinger each had 16 points, Dondre Perry and Jon Bird each had 12 points...Bird was 6-of-10 from the floor and had a team high 17 rebounds.........Keltner added six points, thirteen rebounds and six assists...Lancaster Bible held a 71-31 edge in rebounds, including a 23-8 edge on the offensive glass...Marqwon Wynn led the Phoenix with 26 points.

The Coach Says: "It was nice to get another win tonight. I thought we did some good things especially on the offensive end. We played at the pace we wanted and were very willing to make the extra pass, to share the basketball. I also was very pleased with how we rebounded the ball on both ends of the floor. Having 71 rebounds is a astounding number, " Lancaster Bible's Head Coach Zach Filzen said.

On the bench play: Filzen said, "I thought we got some phenomenal minutes from Jon Bird and Bill Livezey off the bench. They were very solid. Bird was a beast on the glass and Bill did a great job getting us into the pace we want".

Extra! Extra!: Lancaster Bible is now 3-0 over the Phoenix all-time...Dunston has scored 20 or more points in five of his last six games...Friday marked the eighth time this season the Chargers have scored 100 or more points.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible will host Gallaudet on Saturday at 3 p.m.
 
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