Box Score BUENA VISTA, VA. — The Southern Virginia University men's basketball team improved to 9-8 on the season, winning their second consecutive game, defeating Methodist 78-65.
Notable Stats
Conner Marchant: team-high 27 points | four assists | two rebounds
Malakai Olson: 19 points | seven rebounds | one block
Game Notes
- The Knights came out hot, jumping up 12-4, led by three Malakai Olson layups
- Southern Virginia outscored the Monarchs 39-20 in the first half, with Conner Marchant leading the team with 11 points
- Malakie Olson trailed Marchant with ten points and seven rebounds
- Coming off of the bench, Isaiah Marchant recorded eight points and three assists
- At the half, the Knights shot 53.8 percent from the field and 46.7 percent from behind the arc
- Conner Marchant continued his dominance in the second half, recording 16 points, and two assists
- Malakai Olson stayed consistent, tallying nine points and two assists with Isaiah Marchant and Kade Harrick adding four points each off of the bench
- Southern Virginia ended the match, shooting 52 percent from the field, and 44 percent from three
- The Knights held the advantage on the boards 30-28 while dishing out 12 more assists 22-10
- Southern Virginia held their ground in the paint, outscoring Methodist 26-20 and dominated the bench battle 23-7
The Knights stay at home in Knight Arena, taking on NC Wesleyan Saturday, January, 29. Game time is slated for 2 pm.
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