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THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE WILKES UNIVERSITY COLONELS
THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE WILKES UNIVERSITY COLONELS WILKES UNIVERSITY COLONELS
Tyler Jackson
Steve Finkernagel
69
Winner Wilkes University WUMB 1-1
54
Lyndon State LYNM2014 0-2
Winner
Wilkes University WUMB
1-1
69
Final
54
Lyndon State LYNM2014
0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wilkes University WUMB 37 32 69
Lyndon State LYNM2014 16 38 54

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Wilkes Men’s Basketball Scores 69-54 Win Over Lyndon State Behind Brunner’s Double-Double

Wilkes Men's Basketball Scores 69-54 Win Over Lyndon State Behind Brunner's Double-Double
 
GALLOWAY, NJ – Freshman Zachary Brunner (Mechanicsburg, PA/Mechanicsburg) scored a team-high 18 points and hauled in 11 rebounds to lead Wilkes University to a 69-54 victory over Lyndon State Sunday afternoon in the consolation game of the Richard Stockton Tip-Off Tournament.
 
Wilkes evens its overall mark at 1-1 following the win while Lyndon State falls to 0-2 on the young season. The win also marked the first for new head coach Izzi Metz as mentor of the Colonels program.
 
Wilkes wasted little time building a lead early using tough defense and efficient offense to open a 21-4 advantage midway through the first half. Back-to-back three-pointers from Collin Farnham (Mechanicsburg, PA/Mechanicsburg) and John Goffredo (Bangor, PA/Pius X) capped the long run to open the contest for Wilkes.
 
Another deep trey from Goffredo and two inside buckets from Brunner put the Colonels ahead 37-16 at the half.
 
Wilkes kept its foot on the gas throughout the second half thanks to scores from Tyler Jackson (Cresskill, NJ/Cresskill) and Brunner as the Colonels led 51-37 with 10:33 left in the game. Jackson added two more scores from the perimeter scoring ten of his 14 points in the second frame for Wilkes. Brunner put the finishing touches on the Colonel win scoring three straight hoops with under four minutes remaining to seal the victory.
 
Brunner was efficient on the offensive end finishing 7-for-12 from the field adding three assists in 33 minutes to record his first collegiate double-double. Jackson followed with 14 points and three helpers while Alec Wizar (Lebanon, PA/Annville Cleona) chipped in 10 points going a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line.
 
David Johnson led Lyndon State with a game-high 20 points on 5-for-22 shooting going 9-for-12 from the stripe.
 
Wilkes held a commanding lead on the glass outrebounding Lyndon State 50-30 including 13 offensive rebounds. The Colonel defense held tough throughout limiting Lyndon State to just 27.6 percent (16-58) shooting from the floor.
 
Wilkes continues its road stretch Wednesday when the Colonels head to Clarks Summit, Pa. for a matchup with Baptist Bible College at 7:00 p.m.
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