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Men's Basketball

Pioneers Cruise To 81-60 Victory At Cedarville; Improve To 6-2 Overall, 2-0 In AMC

Senior forward Jock Rottman had an impressive game to help Malone to victory as he scored 15 points, going 5-7 from the field and 4-4 at the line.


Box Score

The Malone University men's basketball team collected its second American Mideast Conference victory in as many attempts this season with a convincing 81-60 road victory at Cedarville University on Tuesday night. The Yellow Jackets, ranked 14th in the NAIA Div. II preseason poll, had enjoyed a nine-game winning streak against the Pioneers dating back to the last Malone win on Feb. 19, 2005, before the solid 21-point Malone win snapped the streak. In addition, it was the first win for Malone at Cedarville since Feb. 16, 2002.  With the victory, Malone improved to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the AMC while Cedarville dropped to 4-5 overall and 0-1 in the conference.

After holding a 38-34 lead at halftime, Malone methodically pulled away from the hosts, outscoring the Yellow Jackets 43-26 in the final stanza. The Pioneers drilled 48.2% (27-56) of their field goal attempts on the night while again connecting on an impressive number of three-point tries, hitting 12-23 (52.2%). Cedarville sank just 37.3% (25-67) of its attempts from the field, including just 30.6% (11-36) in the second half, and made just 2-13 (13.3%) from beyond the arc. Malone held a 41-34 advantage in rebounds and also a convincing 16-7 edge in assists.

Junior guard Eric Coblentz paced the team in scoring for the third game in a row, this time with 19 points, including four baskets from three-point range, while also grabbing five rebounds and dishing out three assists. Senior forward Jock Rottman posted an outstanding game of his own as he contributed 15 points (5-7 FG, 1-1 3FG, 4-4 FT) while pulling down three rebounds as well. Freshman guard Che Richardson also hit twin figures in scoring with 12 points (3-4FG, 2-3FG, 4-4 FT). Freshman forward Cory Veldhuizen tossed in nine points and had seven rebounds while senior forward Ebiowei Porbeni grabbed a team-high eight boards to go along with his five points. Senior guard Kyle Higgins tallied nine points and freshman guard Isiah Elliott had another solid night as well with seven total assists and five points.

Cedarville was led by Adam Riehle and Matt Harner, each of whom had 13 points on the night. Harner also paced the Yellow Jackets on the glass with nine rebounds.

Malone will next compete in a home contest against Geneva (PA) College (3-1) on Wed., December 8th at 8:00 p.m. (this game will be preceded by a Malone JV contest at 6:00 p.m.). Live streaming video of the 8:00 p.m. contest will be available free of charge at www.malonepioneers.com/streaming. Live statistics will also be provided at www.sidearmstats.com/malone/mbball/index.htm.
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