The Malone University men's basketball team turned in one of the best shooting performances in program history on Saturday evening as the squad cruised to a 108-54 home victory over visiting Point Park University.

Malone shot a net-scorching 65.1% from the field in the contest, making 41 of its 63 overall shot attempts, including 16 of its 28 (57.1%) three-pointers.

The 65.1% accuracy marked the 14th-best single-game shooting performance in NCAA Division II this year and was Malone's best shooting display since February of 2002 when the Pioneers drained 67.4% of their attempts in a 94-92 win over Shawnee State University.

Malone's all-time single-game record for field-goal percentage is 69.6%, set during the 1990-91 campaign against Valley Forge.

In addition, the 108 points marked the most in a game for the squad since December of last season in a 114-62 victory against Wright State Lake.

Malone scored the first 12 points of Saturday's contest and never looked back.  Point Park shot just 24.1% from the field over the first 20 minutes and went to the locker room trailing by a 49-18 margin.

Malone then shot over 71% from the floor in the final stanza to cement the convincing victory.

The hosts improved to 7-4 overall and 6-2 at home following the win while Point Park, a member of the NAIA, fell to 4-9.
 
Game Highlights
-All 11 Malone players who appeared in the game scored
-Point Park sank seven of 14 treys in the second half, but still finished the night having made only 32.3% of their field goals
-In addition to its shooting advantage, Malone also enjoyed a 46-23 edge in total rebounds
-Malone's 16 made three-pointers marked a season high and its 57.1% accuracy from long range was its best three-point shooting percentage since January of 2016 when the squad shot 58.8% from distance in an overtime victory at Wayne State University
-Malone dished out a season-best 29 assists on the night while committing only nine turnovers
 
Malone Individual Highlights
-Guard Nate Sheppard eclipsed the 20-point mark for the fifth time this season, finishing the evening with a game-high 21 points and seven rebounds
-Forward Mitchell Spotleson went 4 of 5 from three-point range and ended the game with 14 points and six boards
-Guard Ty Jordan  tossed in 13 points to go with four rebounds and three assists
-Forward Djuro Pantos posted 11 points and six rebounds
-Guard Jaret Majestic came off the bench to notch 11 points
-Guard Daylan Haynie had nine points, eight assists and five rebounds
-Guard Bryce Butler added seven points and five assists during his Malone debut
 
Point Park Individual Highlights
-Guard Gavin Rajahpillay led the Pioneers with 20 points
-Forward Aaron Barlow posted 13 points and six rebounds
-Guard Asim Pleas had six points, four rebounds and four assists
 
Up Next:
Malone will host Penn State University DuBois in a 7:00 p.m. non-conference game on Tuesday night.  The contest will feature a Christmas-theme with free admission as a gift to Pioneer fans!  Hot Chocolate and cookies will be on sale for $1 and Christmas music and decorations will be featured.