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71
Winner Spring Arbor SPRING A 12-2
56
Albion ALBION 1-5
Winner
Spring Arbor SPRING A
12-2
71
Final
56
Albion ALBION
1-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Spring Arbor SPRING A 33 38 71
Albion ALBION 23 33 56

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Medendorp scores 24 points to lead Cougars past Albion

ALBION, Mich. – Senior Zach Medendorp dropped 24 points to lead the Spring Arbor University men's basketball team to a 71-56 win over Albion College on Saturday.

The victory was the first for the Cougars over the Britons since 2012, snapping a four-game skid against their local rival.

 
 

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: #21 Spring Arbor 71, Albion 56

LOCATION: Kresge Gymnasium | Albion, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 12-2, Albion 1-5

 
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • With the score tied 12-12 midway through the first half, Spring Arbor would score eight unanswered points behind four from junior Tommy Hamilton and would never trail again.
  • A three-pointer in the final minute of the half by Ben Geschke helped give SAU a double-digit lead at halftime, 33-23.
  • The Cougars came out strong in the second half as Medendorp scored the first seven points of the period, extending the lead to 17, 40-23.
  • Albion had no answer for Medendorp in the second half as the 6-foot-8 forward scored 18 of his 24 points going 7-for-10 from the field over the final 20 minutes, including a three-pointer that put the Cougars up 18 at the 10:51 mark.
  • The Britons would get within 10, 63-53, with three minutes to play, four consecutive points from Medendorp helped put the game out of reach.

 
 

FOR THE COUGARS

  • Medendorp scored at least 20 points for the second straight contest, finishing with 24 on 10-of-16 shooting with five rebounds.
  • Brandon Durnell and Paul Marandet also scored in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Marandet added five assists while Geschke dished out a season-high six. Jeff Beckman hauled in a team-high nine rebounds.
  • Spring Arbor connected on 44 percent (24-for-54) of its field goal attempts and shot 50 percent (9-for-18) from three-point range.
  • The Cougars won the turnover battle, forcing Albion into 12 giveaways while committing only five themselves.

 
 

FOR THE BRITONS

  • Nathaniel Collins and Jaylin Fordham paced Albion with 11 and 10 points.
  • The Britons were limited to 35 percent (21-for-60) shooting and just 5-for-20 from behind the arc.
  • Albion held the edge in rebounding bringing down 42 compared to SAU's 31.

 
 

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor returns home to host Olivet College (2-3) in a non-league contest on Tuesday, Dec. 12 starting at 7 p.m. The Cougars are partnering with the Parma-Spring Arbor Lions Club to host a food drive for families this holiday season. Fans are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item as admission to the game.

 
 

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