LAGRANGE, Ga. – LaGrange College men's basketball head coach
Kendal Wallace secured his 200
th career victory on Thursday afternoon as the Panthers won 76-59 over visiting Methodist University in the LaQuinta Inn and Suites Tournament in non-conference action at the Mariotti Gymnasium in LaGrange, Georgia.
THE BASICS
Score: Methodist 59, LaGrange 76
Records: Panthers 6-3, 0-0 CCS | Lions 4-6, 0-0 USA South
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Down by one at halftime, the Panthers used a 17-10 run midway through the second half to pull away, going up by as much as 20 off a layup from LaGrange senior forward Ford Barnes (Leeds, Ala.) with 1:22 to go.
MILESTONE
- With the victory, Wallace, in his 15th season at the LaGrange, has run his career record to 200-170.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- LaGrange senior guard Micah McAllister (Newnan, Ga.) was one of three LC players to score 12 points in a balanced offensive attack as he added five rebounds and four assists while shooting 55 percent from the field.
- LaGrange junior guard Devin Dowell (LaGrange, Ga.) finished with 12 points while dishing out four assists. Junior guard Chadan Hamilton (Boaz, Ala.) contributed 12 points with four assists and three steals.
- LaGrange junior guard Austen Colton (Sharpsburg, Ga.) tallied seven assists in just 17 minutes with six points.
- LaGrange sophomore forward Kani Rashied-Henry (Tyrone, Ga.) pulled down team-highs of six boards and four blocks with five points.
- Methodist junior guard KJ Brooks (Hillsborough, N.C.) led the Kings with a game-high 21 points with four rebounds and two steals.
- Methodist junior guard Tre' Williams (Fayetteville, N.C.) posted 11 points with three assists.
UP NEXT
- LaGrange is back on the court on Monday, December 29th when they travel to Oglethorpe University for the Jack Berkshire Classic Sponsored by Holiday Inn Express.
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