Jack Gallagher and
Kayode Adebayo had 16 points to lead six players in double figures as the Misericordia University men's basketball team beat Keystone, 102-77, in their home opener, Tuesday night on Doc Mould Court.
Eli Stoute and
Nate Townsend scored 14 points each and
Ryan Nasuti and
Darryl Wright added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Gallagher added a game-high 12 rebounds in just 21 minutes and Wright had 10 assists.
The Cougars shot 70% (21-30) from the floor in the first half as they built a 53-42 lead at halftime.
D.J. Orloff's putback put the Cougars in front for good, 15-13, with 11:10 left in the first half.
Townsend drained a three-pointer from in front of the Keystone bench to ignite a 10-0 run with 9:29 to go in the first half.
Wright followed with a deep three-pointer from the top of the key and Adebayo followed with a dunk to make it 27-18. Adebayo capped the spurt with a putback to make it 29-18 with 8:08 to go.
Ryan Nasuti's back-door layup gave MU its biggest lead of the first half, 42-27, with 5:08 to play.
Keystone never got closer than nine the rest of the way.
After the Giants scored to open the second half, the Cougars ran off 12 straight points to put the game away.
Stoute opened the run with a lay-in and Gallagher drained a three-pointer from the left wing to make it 58-44.
D.J. Fox hit a three-pointer and Wright dribbled through two defenders in the lane for layup to give MU a 63-44 lead.
Gallagher's steal in the lane led to a layup to give Misericordia a 65-44 lead less than five minutes into the second half.
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