BATESVILLE, Arkansas -
Frank Toney and
Kylon McCullough scored 17 points each to lead Lyon College over visiting Principia 82-62 on Saturday afternoon at Becknell Gymnasium.
The Scots (8-5, 5-1) opened up a 43-29 halftime lead and led by as much as 32 points, 77-45 in the second half.
Toney also had eight assists, Jonzelle Bush scored 11 points and
Luke Bridges added 10 points in the win.
Colbie West scored nine points and led Lyon in rebounds with eight. Trent Bell scored eight points,
Malik Madison put in six points and four blocked shots, while
Kennedy Warren and
Jackson Midyett scored two points each.
John Paul Morgan had four rebounds,
Tucker Cunningham had five assists,
Gavin Brunson played seven minutes,
Hudson Rogers added a rebound and had a blocked shot, while
Brody Tucker and
Isaiah Sweetwine played four minutes each in the .
The Scots shot 59 percent from the field and hit 9-of-24 three pointers and made 9-of-11 free throws. Lyon College got 46 points in the paint, scored 24 points off of 12 Principia turnovers, got eight second chance points, scored 35 points off of the fast-break and had 31 bench points.Â
The game was tied once and the lead changed only one time.Â
Lyon College trailed by as much as seven points early in the first half, but weathered the Principia storm to fight back and take the lead 18-17 on a three-pointer from Bell. Bush's three-pointer at the 7:21 mark of the first half made it a 25-19 Scots' lead. Bridges scored three straight times in the paint and McCullough's layup with 3:58 to go made it a 33-23 Lyon College lead. McCullough scored a layup, a dunk and a driving shot, the West hit inside twice for a 48-28 lead just before halftime.
Warren started the second half for the Scots with two free throws, then Toney hit a layup off the fast-break, then made a three-pointer. McCullough put in a three-pointer and Madison made two free throws. McCullough completed a three-point play and West scored again inside to make it 60-35 with 15:29 left in the game.
Bush made a layup, Toney hit another three-pointer and put in a layup, then McCullough made a three-pointer and Bridges hit inside for a 30-point Scots' lead with 11:17 to go, 72-42.
Bell's three-pointer at the 8:39 mark made for a 32-point lead, 77-45.
The Scots will take on Eureka College at home on Thursday beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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