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Men's basketball handles Blackburn

Game Leaders

Blackburn
Pts: Karson Hayes - 32
Reb: Christian Wagner - 10
Ast: 3 Players (#04, #13, #14) - 7
Greenville
Pts: Eric Williams - 25
Reb: Barry Nixon - 9
Ast: Riley Simmons - 5

Team Stats

Blackburn
Greenville

Field Goals

(53-81)
(53-99)

Field Goal %

65.4%
53.5%

Rebounds

45
33

Assists

37
25

Turnovers

32
20

Pts off Turnovers

35
42

2nd Chance Pts

16
13

Pts in the Paint

104
68

Fastbreak Pts

43
31

Bench Pts

38
48
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Men's basketball handles Blackburn
Posted: Jan 18, 2020

GREENVILLE, Ill. - The men's basketball team managed a 134-122 win over Blackburn on Saturday at H.J. Long Gymnasium.

The Panthers took a 66-62 lead after the first half and outscored Blackburn 68-60 in the second half.

Eric Williams finished as Greenville's leading scorer with 25 points. He made 11-of-18 field goal attempts, 1-of-2 three pointers, and 2-of-3 free throws.

Sontiago Grady was one of three other Panthers to reach 15 points. Grady ended with 18 points, Riley Simmons posted 17 points, and Rakim Murphy had 15 points.

Barry Nixon was GU's top rebounder with nine. Simmons paced Greenville with seven steals and five assists.

The Panthers (6-8, 5-2 SLIAC) have a matchup against Iowa Wesleyan on Monday at 3 p.m. in Greenville.  With a win, the Panthers will join Webster in first place in the SLIAC standings.