Box Score HELENA, Mont. – The 23rd-ranked Carroll College men's basketball team started the game on a 12-0 run and built a 50-18 halftime lead en route to a dominant 94-56 win over the University of Great Falls Friday at the PE Center.
The Saints shot an outstanding 37-59 from the field, including 20-29 (69 percent) in the first half. Carroll also held UGF to 15-48 (31.3 percent), including 4-19 (21.1 percent) from the field before the break. The Argos were 0-8 from the three-point line in the first half.
Match Burnham led the way with 23 points,
Ryan Imhoff tallied 17 points,
Zach Taylor 12,
Oliver Carr 11 and
Matt Wyman 10. In total, 10 Saints scored in the win.
Carroll tallied 27 assists on 37 made shots and forced the Argos into 18 turnovers on 11 steals.
The win broke up a two-game slide. Head coach Carson Cunningham shifted the focus to the defensive end and it payed big dividends for the Saints Friday.
"We're just really focused on trying to get better," Saints coach Carson Cunningham said. "We feel like we've played a very difficult nonconference slate. We feel like we've been tested. We've been given the opportunity to learn a lot of lessons. We're still in the process of getting better, and we will be the whole year. This is one game. It was nice to see strong team defense. That's really what we're looking for in our next game. It's going to be what we're looking for the game after that. And it'll be what we're looking for game after that, all the way through."
The Saints move to 12-3 on the year and 2-1 in Frontier play. UGF is now 10-5 and 2-2 in conference.
Carroll hosts the No. 15 MSU-Northern Saturday at the PE Center. The Lights are coming off of a loss to the Argos Thursday but are 13-2 on the year.
The game is slated for 7:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 104.5 FM Mo Legends instead of 94.5 ESPN Radio because of NFL Playoff coverage. Video stream will be available via the Carroll Athletics Youtube channel and live stats will be available via Dakstats.
