Box Score

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 9-5

Olivet College OC 2-6

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU

9-5

Final

Dec. 17, 2016

Olivet College OC

2-6

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU	41	49	90
Olivet College OC	31	30	61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 12/17/2016 12:00:00 AM

Men's Basketball stays hot with 90-61 win at Olivet

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OLIVET, Mich. – Paced by 26 points from Caleb Hogans and 20 points from Zach Medendorp, the Spring Arbor University men's basketball team turned in its fifth consecutive win Saturday afternoon, shutting down Olivet College 90-61.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 90, Olivet 61

LOCATION: Cutler Event Center | Olivet, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 9-5, Olivet 2-6

HOW IT HAPPENED

Olivet was red-hot from the floor early, making four of its first six shots – all three-pointers – to grab a quick 12-5 lead.
Spring Arbor trailed by as many as six in the first half, but used its top-ranked defense to claw its way back. Trailing 20-14 midway through the period, the Cougars went on a 20-2 run while holding the Comets to just one field goal over a seven minute span. Zach Medendorp sparked things with four quick points while back-to-back triples from Drew Zuidema and Caleb Hogans punctuated the scoring spurt.
The Comets made a push before the half ended, however, using the three-point shot to narrow the deficit to 10, 41-31, at the break.
In the second half, three-pointers from Hogans and Tommy Hamilton pushed the advantage to 52-34 at the 15:25 mark. However, a quick run by Olivet trimmed SAU's lead to seven, 54-47, with 13:02 remaining.
Spring Arbor responded immediately though with another three from Hamilton and a bucket from Paul Maradet. The Cougars would then hold the Comets scoreless again for more than eight minutes as they stretched their lead and cruised to their fifth straight victory.
In addition to his game-high 26 points, Hogans hauled in six rebounds while Medendorp had eight boards, three assists and three steals to go along with his 20 points.
Hamilton also finished in double figure scoring with 16 points. Zuidema followed with eight and Thomas Starks and Jeff Beckman chipped in six points apiece.
Spring Arbor shot over 50 percent for the fourth straight game, knocking down 57 percent (33-for-58) of its field goal attempts. With their 11 three-pointers, the Cougars also made double-digit three's for the fourth time in the last five games.
Olivet was limited to 38 percent (23-for-61) shooting, but did connect on 14 three-pointers.
The Cougars dominated the glass, out-rebounding the Comets 39-26.

FOR THE COMETS

Eric Ewing finished with 17 points and five rebounds to lead Olivet. Aaron Washington followed with 15 points on 5-for-11 shooting from long range.
The Comets made just three trips to the charity stripe on the afternoon, and converted on only one attempt.
The loss was the fifth straight for Olivet.

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor returns home to host local rival Albion College (2-5) on Monday, Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m.