Joshua Reynolds attempts a 3-pointer in 86-70 win over LTU
Lawrence Tech Sports Information
86
Winner Madonna MADONNA 13-5, 5-3
70
Lawrence Tech LAWRENCE 7-7, 2-5
Winner
Madonna MADONNA
13-5, 5-3
86
Final
70
Lawrence Tech LAWRENCE
7-7, 2-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Madonna MADONNA 42 44 86
Lawrence Tech LAWRENCE 38 32 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Zachary Shore

Trio leads #RV @MUCrusadersMBB to third win in four days

THE BASICS
Score: #RV Madonna University 86, Lawrence Tech 70
Records: Madonna (13-5, 5-3 WHAC), Lawrence Tech (7-7, 2-5 WHAC)
Location: Don Ridler Field House - Southfield, Mich.
Turning Point: Crusaders 17-5 run over the final 5:39 to seal the win
 

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - The Madonna University men's basketball team ran their win streak to six with an 86-70 victory over Lawrence Technological University in the first game of 2020 inside the Don Ridler Field House on Thursday night. 

It was a back and forth first half that featured nine ties and five lead changes with both teams leading by six at different points in the period. First, it was an 8-2 run by the Blue Devils that gave them the early 22-16 lead. Joshua Reynolds responded with back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game and the teams traded the lead until Henry Speight converted three the hard way to spark an 8-0 MU run to turn a 36-34 deficit into a 42-36 lead. LTU made a basket before the break to cut the margin to four, 42-38. 

The Blue and Gold came out on fire in the second half as they hit their first three and 5-of-6 to take a 12-point, 55-43 at the 16:37 mark. The Blue Devils kept battling and cut the lead to four on a pair of three throws with 5:39 to play, but that's when the Crusaders found another level. Madonna scored 17 of the final 21 points and allowed just two made baskets over the final 5:39 as Dwight Burton netted 11 and Reynolds tallied the other six to help MU seal the win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Burton tallied his third 30-plus point game of the season as he finished with 33 while Reynolds tallied his third double-double of the year with 21 points and 12 rebounds
  • Speight finished with 15 points while KJ Sayer led the bench with nine
  • MU shot 52.3 percent (34-for-65) from the field and grabbed 43 rebounds while the defense limited LTU to 38.4 percent (28-for-73) shooting and 40 boards
  • Madonna has shot better than 50 percent from the field in four of the last six games and has outrebounded their opponent in all but on game
  • Madonna is now 10-3 all-time against Lawrence Tech and have won the past three meetings
NOEL'S NOTIONS
  • "Today was a gritty win. Playing three games in four days, with travel, a conference game and playing on the road is never easy, but with all of that, our guys brought great energy, focus, and a desire to succeed. It was a tough, physical game and we are really proud of how they battled the entire game. We had several guys who really starred in their roles. Mark defended the paint and was a presence all night, Dwight, Josh, and Henry were great, but KJ, Ryan McMullen, Steph, Ryan Nuun and everyone who came off the bench gave us valuable minutes." - Head Coach Noel Emehiser
MILESTONE WATCH
  • Madonna is 10 wins shy of 300 in the program's history
  • Reynolds moved into ninth on the all-time Madonna scoring list with 1,268 points
  • Burton moved up to 11th on the scoring list with 1,149 points
UP NEXT
  • After one of their toughest stretches of the season, the Crusaders have six days off before traveling to Dearborn to face No. 21 University of Michigan - Dearborn on Wednesday, Jan. 8 with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m.
  • Live coverage will be available at mucrusaders.com. 
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