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HUGE SECOND HALF LIFTS WILKES MEN’S BASKETBALL PAST PENN COLLEGE, 100-61

1/5/2012 9:06:00 PM

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HUGE SECOND HALF LIFTS WILKES MEN'S BASKETBALL PAST PENN COLLEGE, 100-61

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Seniors Paul Huch (Tuckerton, NJ/Pinelands Regional) and Kendall Hinze (Lewisberry, PA/Red Land) combined for 44 points and 20 rebounds as visiting Wilkes University broke open a tie game at the half by scoring 70 second half points to cruise to a 100-61 win at Penn College Thursday night in Williamsport.

Wilkes improves to 8-3 overall following the victory, while Penn College drops to 1-9 on the year.

Wilkes led by as many as nine points midway through the first half only to see the host Wildcats storm back outscoring the Colonels 18-6 in the paint to send the game to the half tied at 30.

It was a second half to remember for Wilkes as the Colonels offense let out all its frustrations from the first frame scoring 70 second half points on 54.5 percent (24-44) shooting from the field after connecting on just 10 first half field goals. The scoring barrage started with a Matt Mullins (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley) three-pointer followed by four straight points from Jourdon Wilson (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) to give Wilkes a 54-47 lead with 12:32 left in the contest. A quick 9-2 spurt capped off by a Huch trey pushed the lead to 65-52 with 8:32 on the clock.

From there a 14-0 run over the next three minutes put the game solidly in the Colonels hand. Three scores by Huch and a jumper from Tyler Breznitsky (Freeland, PA/MMI Prep) helped build the large second half lead that grew to as many as 39 points late.

Huch finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, and five steals. Hinze was equally as impressive in the middle adding 22 points and 12 rebounds, his second double-double of the season. Wilson chipped in 11 points, while Breznitsky poured in 10 points off the Colonel bench. Along with the hot second half shooting, Wilkes dominated the glass throughout outrebounding Penn College 50-38 including 20 offensive boards.

Scott Fenton was one of three Wildcats in double figures finishing with a team-high 18 points in defeat.

It marked the first time since a 100-84 win over Baptist Bible on November 17, 2008 that the Colonels reached the century mark in a contest. Wilkes will return home for the first time in 2012 when they host Penn State Wilkes-Barre at 3:00 p.m. in a non-league contest at the Marts Center.

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