PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Methodist University men's basketball team marked out with five double-digit scorers, exploding the Monarchs offense in the second half for an 81-58 victory to snatch their second win of the season against Hartwick College at the Chatham Classic, inside the Chatham Athletics & Fitness Center on Saturday afternoon.
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. Hartwick, 81-58
Records: Methodist 2-0, Hartwick 0-2
Location: Chatham Athletics & Fitness Center; Pittsburgh, Pa.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Senior Tre' Williams collected the first couple baskets for the Monarchs during the back-and-forth stages to open the contest between MU and the Hawks.
- The scoring would slowly come to a halt midway through the first half before junior Justice Johnson snagged a jumper of his own after the Keegan Paolillo free throw.
- Midway through the first half, the Monarchs would snap the tight-knit battle off three fast break layups and a quick jumper by senior KJ Brooks.
- Methodist was able to sneak past Hartwick to wrap up the first half strong with senior O'Montae Daniels landing two three-pointers paired with Derrion Hicklen's senior two layups and one jumper to control the clash over the Hawks 35-26 over MU's stout offensive gameplay.
- Williams for Methodist and T.J. Etienne for Hartwick collected the net to open the second-half before Justice Johnson logged a layup of his own with 18 minutes left in regulation.
- Senior Dontavious Pettaway and junior Sean O'Connor propelled the Monarchs scoring drive, taking a 17-point lead, before Justice Johnson started a six-point scoring drive for Methodist under 10 minutes to go.
- The Monarchs blew away with the match, extending their lead margin to 30-points with senior Fred Juden putting this game on ice for the Monarchs final scoring of the game, storming to an 81-58 victory over Hartwick, becoming Methodist's largest margin of victory since the 2018-19 season.
BY THE NUMBERS
UP NEXT
Methodist commences their home opener on Wednesday, November 11th versus Mid-Atlantic Christian College, inside the March F. Riddle Center with tip-off slated for 7:00 PM.
