PUEBLO, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's basketball made history on Friday night as the Mountain Lions scored a program record 120 points in what was a 51-point route of Bacone College in the Al Kaly Shrine Classic on the campus of Colorado State University Pueblo, 120-69.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: UCCS 120, Bacone 69
Records: UCCS (3-0, 0-0 RMAC), Bacone (0-6, 0-1 CAC)
Location: Massari Arena| Pueblo, Colo.
Series: After the first-ever matchup between both programs, UCCS now leads the all-time series 1-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• UCCS' first road contest of the season saw the Mountain Lions jump ahead of Bacone College 11-3 in the opening minutes with
William Becker claiming the first two buckets to start his stellar night as he handed the torch to
Jezza McKenzie who drained the game's first three-pointer followed by a fast-break layup.
• But the Warriors began to work their way back in the following minutes as a three-pointer at the 11-minute mark gave Bacone College their first lead of the game, 23-22. In the next possession
Kyle Cabs posted his first points of the game to push UCCS ahead once again but the Warriors continued to hang around and match UCCS with the lead changing hands to Bacone College after two made threes swung the score to a 31-30 Warrior advantage with just under nine minutes to play.
• Down just one point, the Mountain Lion's record-breaking night really began to take off as the Mountain Lions ensued on an impressive 26-2 run in the next five and a half minutes that included 12-of-13 field goal attempts made and 13 points that came off the hands of
Mac Stodart alone to help post a 23-point Mountain Lion lead, 56-33.
• As the Warriors attempted to climb out of the 20-point deficit with the first half coming to a close,
Jon'il Fugett and the Mountain Lions pushed hard down the floor once again by dishing a pass out to
David Jabedo who drained the trey to carry a 61-42 lead into the locker room.
• In the second half, UCCS didn't skip a beat coming out of the intermission as a signature Fugett steal got the action started with the point guard finishing what he started with a layup on the other end.
• That was just the beginning of what was another dominant Mountain Lion half with the next three UCCS possessions resulting in made shots from beyond the arc to make it 74-48. Then off the bench came Sufyan Elkanann and
Logan Bracamonte who each had themselves a second period by accounting for 15 of UCCS' next 21 points with Elkannan sinking a three and drawing the foul for what was a four-point play and a 96-61 lead halfway through the period.
• As the offense continued to light up the scoreboard, the Mountain Lions proceeded to handle the Warriors with stellar defense as
Beni Fungula tallied up one of 13 team steals under the seven-minute mark and getting the ball to
Noah Baca who slammed it home giving Fungula his seventh assist of the night.
• After the Baca dunk brought the game to 101-62, the Mountain Lions capped off the night by extending a 19-7 run that included four caused turnovers by UCCS as the Mountain Lions shut the Warriors down to 25.7 percent shooting from the field in the period to garner the 51-point win, 120-69.
STATS FROM THE DAY:
• The Mountain Lions finished off the Friday night win shooting 60.8 percent from the field, led by
William Becker (8-of-8) and
Beni Fungula (5-of-5) who each shot perfect from the field to contribute to a 19-point night and 10-point night, respectively.
• UCCS owned a 46.9 percent three-point percentage with
Jon'il Fugett (3-of-5),
Sufyan Elkannan (2-of-4), Logan Bracmonte (2-of-4) and
Mac Stodart (5-of-10) each making multiple three-pointers on the night.
• Seven different Mountain Lions climbed up into double-digit points with
Mac Stodart pacing both teams with 25 points off 10-of-18 from the field.
• UCCS crashed the boards and came to out-rebound the Warriors 41-26 with Becker claiming a game-high nine rebounds.
• Kyle Cabs and
Jon'il Fugett each notched three steals in the win as the Mountain Lions finished with 13 total steals in the contest and forced Bacone College into 19 turnovers.
• The Mountain Lions churned out 29 points off turnovers while posting 48 bench points as they outscored the Warriors 59-27 in the second period.
BEYOND THE BOX:
• UCCS sets a new program record in points scored with their 120-point performance as the 51-point win ties for the third largest margin of victory.
• The Mountain Lions' 29 assists on Friday night ties for the second most in a single game in program history.
• William Becker was perfect from the field for the eighth time in his career as
Mac Stodart posted a career-high 25 points and matched a career-high five three-pointers made.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
