Men's basketball team dominates John Carroll
Vikings beat the Blue Streaks 84-65
By Ruth Rachel Przybojewski
The day before Americans filled their bellies with turkey and stuffing, Vikings fans filled the Wolstein Center on Nov. 22 to watch men’s basketball dominate John Carroll with an 84-65 win.
Win improves record
The Vikes improved their record to 3-3 and won their seventh straight game against JCU dating back to the 1967-68 season.Davis scores high
Freshman Joe Davis led the Vikings with 17 points, which was his third double-digit scoring game this season.
He shot 6-for-9 from the field and was 4-4 from the line in addition to bagging six rebounds.
JCU could not capitalize on the Vikings foul trouble in the first half, with J’Nathan Bullock leaving with four fouls after only playing six minutes.
The Blue Streaks just didn’t have enough.
After the blue streaks came within four at the 4:56 mark the Vikings went on a 9-3 run and ended the half with a 36-28 lead.Second half to victory
The second half was no different for the Vikes and they seemed stronger than in the first half. The team went on an 11-1 run which extended their lead to 47-29 with 16:49 to go.
The Vikes continued to crank out baskets with senior Patrick Tatham scoring 11 for a season high and senior Raheem Moss and Carlos English both dishing out 10 each.Making it count
The Vikings are playing with confidence and are making it count.
Viking fans have a lot to be thankful for.