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Brawner-Henley leads Mustangs in romp

LA CROSSE, Wis. - The Mount Mercy men's basketball team opened the 2018-19 campaign in style Thursday night.

Mychael Brawner-Henley poured in 30 points and the Mustangs broke their school record with 22 3-pointers in a 107-84 victory over La Crosse at the Beggs Sr. Gymnasium.

Brawner-Henley shot 7-for-8 on 3-pointers and finished 11-for-12 overall from the field in a near-flawless performance.

Dennis McKinney made four 3-pointers and scored 22 points for the Mustangs. He also dished out eight assists.

Antwain Strong hit three triples and finished with 18 points and five assists. Emilio Villagrana made three 3-pointers, while Mohammed Albagami and Bailey Basala hit two apiece. Joseph Kehinde made one triple.

The former school record for most 3-pointers in a single game was 18 in 2000.

Mount Mercy made 57.9 percent of its 3-pointers, hitting 22 of 38. They shot 59.3 percent overall, making 35 of 59.

The Mustangs host Maranatha Baptist Saturday at 3 p.m.

MOUNT MERCY (107): Brawner-Henley 11-12 1-2 30, McKinney 7 4-5 22, Strong 6 3-6 18, Villagrana 3 0-0 9, Evans 1 5-6 7, Albagami 3 1-1 9, Basala 3 0-0 8, Kehinde 1 0-0 3, Reischauer 0 1-2 1, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 35 15-22 107.

VITERBO (84): Anderson 5 3-5 13, Tichy 4 2-2 13, Clement 5 0-0 12, Young 2 2-4 8, Hoeth 1 5-5 7, Burton 4 4-6 15, Schroeckenthaler 4 2-4 11, Polk 2 0-2 4, Kutz 0 1-2 1, Fredrickson 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 19-30 84.

Halftime - Mount Mercy 56, Viterbo 38. 3-point goals - Mount Mercy 22 (Brawner-Henley 7, McKinney 4, Strong 3, Villagrana 3, Albagami 2, Basala 2, Kehinde 1), Viterbo 11 (Tichy 3, Burton 3, Clement 2, Young 2, Schroeckenthaler 1).

 

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