IU Southeast dominated Cincinnati Christian University on Feb. 9 in the Activities Building with a 112-68 point win.
During the first few seconds of the game, Kegan Clark, sophomore forward, made a 2-point basket.
A few seconds later, Brice Mitchell, junior forward, shot another 2-point basket.
Cincinnati Christian took a 30 second timeout after a minute and 17 seconds into the game.
There was also a back court violation on Cincinnati Christian seven minutes into the game.
The Grenadiers finished the first half strong with a 69-24 score.
The Grenadiers ended the game with 15 3-pointers and shot 57 percent from the field in the game.
Haris Batalevic, junior guard, led IU Southeast in their defeat against Cincinnati Christian, scoring 21 points for the team and making 7 field goals.
Kursten Perry, criminal justice freshman, said Batalevic made a large contribution to the win.
“Haris is a great player,” Perry said. “He was a big part of the win tonight because he made the most threes.”
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ranks IU Southeast No. 2 in Division II in total 3-pointers made, with a total of 254.
Parker Henes, freshman forward, said he thought the Grenadiers played well and that they worked together as a team.
“Working as a team in basketball is what wins the game,” Henes said.
Perry said she does not think IU Southeast needs to improve.
“I think IU Southeast is the best basketball team in general,” Perry said.
Pete Bristol, business sophomore, said he also thought the team played very well.
“They came out very strong in the first few minutes, and it was clear IUS was going to win,” Bristol said. “IUS used great teamwork throughout the whole game, and it seemed like they didn’t let up at all until the last buzzer with their 100-plus points.”
Henes said he thought they could have had better defense in the second half.
“We gave up a lot of threes in the second half,” Henes said. “I think we could use improvement on defense.”
Henes said he thought the players shared the ball as a team.
“There wasn’t any one-on-one happening,” Henes said. “A good team shares the ball, and that’s what we did.”
By AYSIA HOGLE
Staff
ahogle@umail.iu.edu
