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Late run helps HU men finish off Marian

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Mike Bush

A late run helped the Huntington University men’s basketball team finish off host Marian University, 99-89, on Saturday, Jan. 14.

It was a game to remember for the Foresters’ Mike Bush, who dished out 10 assists to break the school record for most dimes in a season. The junior has racked up 220 assists on the year, besting the previous mark of 214 set by Matt Eberly in 1997.

Bush also did plenty of scoring himself, tallying a team-high 22 points. He played a key role in the late surge that propelled Huntington to the win.

The Foresters watched as a double-digit advantage a little over two minutes into the second half, 52-41, flipped into a three-point deficit, 69-66, with 10:26 left in the game following a 28-14 scoring spree by the Knights.

Coach Ty Platt’s squad countered with a points binge of its own, though. Bush scored six of the team’s first eight points. Senior Daniel Woll tallied the other two while sophomore Tyler Arens and freshman Konner Platt both totaled four points to cap a 16-2 Forester run. The spree gave Huntington an 82-71 advantage with 5:54 left that it wouldn’t relinquish.

Arens finished with 21 points for the Foresters, 13-7, 4-4 in the Crossroads League. He also pulled down 10 rebounds to make it a double-double and help the visitors win the battle of the boards, 42-36.

Woll and Platt topped out at 19 and 17 points, respectively, while sophomore Mason Coverstone chipped in 10 to the Huntington cause.

The Foresters went 37 of 67 from the field for 55.2 percent and 19 of 27 at the free throw line for 70.4 percent.

The first half saw Huntington build a 45-39 lead by intermission.

Marian, 10-10, 1-7 in league play, was paced by Andrew Jordan, who scored a game-best 28 points off the bench. The Knights also got 23 points from Wesley Stowers, 13 from KC Earls and 11 and 10, respectively, from Sam Guymon and Curtis Green.

The Knights converted 31 of 71 field goal attempts for 43.7 percent and 15 of 17 freebie opportunities for 88.2 percent.