Dwight Burton pours in three of his game-high 30 pts in win over Olivet College 108-90
Brianna Mozariwskyj, MU Sports Information
90
Olivet OLIVET 0-1
108
Winner Madonna MUMS 4-0
Olivet OLIVET
0-1
90
Final
108
Madonna MUMS
4-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Olivet OLIVET 36 54 90
Madonna MUMS 58 50 108

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Zachary Shore

@MUCrusadersMBB soars past Comets, 108-90

LIVONIA, Mich. – A 58-point first half helped the Madonna University men's basketball team to a 108-90 win over NCAA Division III Olivet College at the MU Activities Center on Wednesday night. The packed house saw the Crusaders put six players in double-figures to move to 4-0 while the Comets remain without a record as they played the contest as an exhibition.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Madonna opened the game on fire as baskets from Joshua Reynolds, Mark Mettie and Caleb Drumm propelled the Crusaders to a 6-0 lead. A Dwight Burton 3-pointer at 15:54 made it 13-3, but the Comets answered with a pair of their own to cut the lead to four. MU led by double-figures most of the half, but the visitors cut it to six, 29-23, with 7:42 left in the period. An Antonio Capaldi trey push the lead back to nine and the Blue and Gold closed the half on a 29-13 run to push the lead to 22, 58-36, at the break.

  • A Drumm three in the corner at the 15:40 mark push the advantage to a game-high 28 points, 74-46, but the Comets didn't back down. A 29-12 run by the team in the red and white cut the MU lead to 11, 86-75, with 8:58 to play. A technical foul on the Olivet bench led to four points at the line for MU as Burton and Reynolds sank four free throws to push the lead back to 15. A Mettie alley-oop ended another Comets run and sparked MU to a 10-0 run to ice the game. A late Comets' 3-pointer, settled the final score 108-90.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Madonna shot 59.1 percent (39-of-66) from the floor, 50 percent (13-of-26) from beyond the arc and 77.3 percent (17-of-22) at the free throw line. At the other end, Olivet finish 33-of-73 (45.2 %) from the field, 17-of-45 (37.8%) from long range and 7-of-8 (77.8%) at the charity stripe.

  • Burton finished with a game-high 30 points to go with seven rebounds and eight assists

  • Mettie and Malik Eichler each grabbed nine boards while the former added 18 points and the latter poured in 14

  • Capaldi added 14 points while Jonathan Swift and Reynolds each posted 10 points and Swift added seven assists and two steals while Reynolds grabbed six rebounds

  • MU outrebounded Olivet 46-24 and scored 36 points in the pant, 18 second chance points, and 16 points off turnovers

CRUSADER VISION

UP NEXT

  • The Crusaders hit the road for a tough matchup with No. 23 Bethel (Ind.) in Mishawaka, Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 10. Tip-off is slated for 3 p.m.

  • Live coverage links are available at www.mucrusaders.com.

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