Men's Basketball gets revenge on Mount St. Joseph

The Defiance men's basketball team defeated Mount St. Joseph 67-60 on Wednesday night avenging a 74-64 loss from January 1.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (7-8, 5-4), Mount St. Joseph (6-11, 2-8)
• Location: Harrington Center - Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Attendance: 122

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Tyler Andrew led Defiance with a season-high 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
• Senior Marell Jordan added 12 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals.
• Sophomore Dejsani Beamon contributed eight points, four assists, and three steals.
• Junior Avonte Jones added 11 points, two rebounds, and a pair of steals. Jones made all four shots he took, including a three-pointer, and went 2-of-2 on free throws.
• As a team, the Yellow Jackets shot 29-of-59 (.492) from the field and went 5-of-15 (.333) from the three-point line.
• Brady Thomas led Mount St. Joseph with 21 points.
• Devin Young added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Lions.
• As a team, the Lions shot 22-of-50 (.440) from the field and went 4-of-16 (.250) from the three-point line.

The Difference

• The Yellow Jackets closed out the first half on a 9-0 run to take a 35-29 lead into halftime.
• Defiance remained in control through the second half to win the game 67-60.
• The teams each recorded 30 rebounds.
• Defiance forced 16 Lion turnovers and scored 18 points off those turnovers.
• The Yellow Jackets outscored the Lions in the paint 42-32.
• Defiance scored 16 fastbreak points compared to Mount St. Joseph's two.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they take on Hanover on the road on January 29 with tip-off set for 3:00 p.m.