The REPORTER
University’s boys will play for a seventh consecutive Pioneer Academic Athletic Conference championship after their 80-41 win over Muncie Burris Friday night at The U Center.
The win improved the Trailblazers to 3-0 in the PAAC North Division and was University’s 33rd consecutive PAAC North win. The Blazers will play at the PAAC South champion on Feb. 10.
Blake Gray led four Trailblazers in double figures with 17 points. Max McComb had 14 while Zien Bland scored 11 and Bryce Gray 10.
Muncie Burris took a 5-2 lead in the first minute of the game before McComb tied the score with a three pointer from the right corner. Blake Gray put University up 7-5 converting a steal into an easy bucket before the Owls tied the score at 7-7. Blake Gray scored on a rebound to put University ahead for good at 9-7. The Trailblazers closed the quarter on a 16-1 run and led 23-8 after the opening period. Blake Gray had six and McComb five in the quarter.
Bland had seven points in the second quarter and McComb six as University led by as many as 18 before taking a 40-23 lead at halftime.
The Blazers outscored the Owls 25-12 in the third quarter to take a 65-35 lead. Blake Gray had nine points in the quarter with Bland and Montgomery Holland adding four each. University led 70-35 on a Robert Russell foul shot with 5:56 on the clock and the remainder of the game was played with a running clock.
Russell had team highs with seven rebounds and six assists. Holland led with six steals, two blocked shots and added five rebounds.
University improves to 7-6 on the season. The next game for University is Jan. 26 at Anderson Prep Academy.
UNIVERSITY 80, MUNCIE BURRIS 41
University FG FT TP PF
Bryce Gray 4-8 0-0 10 2
Blake Gray 8-10 0-0 17 1
Max McComb 5-9 0-0 14 3
Robert Russell 1-5 4-6 6 2
Montgomery Holland 3-5 0-2 6 1
Jackson Bledsoe 3-4 0-0 6 2
Zien Bland 4-5 2-3 11 0
Faisal Mohamud 3-6 0-0 8 0
Cooper Cammack 1-3 0-0 2 2
David Walz 0-0 0-0 0 0
D.J. Willis 0-1 0-0 0 0
Joe Rozembajgier 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 32-56 6-11 80 13
Score by quarters
Muncie Burris 8 15 12 6 – 41
University 23 17 25 15 – 80
University 3-point shooting (10-27) McComb 4-8, Br. Gray 2-5, Mohamud 2-5, Bl. Gray 1-3, Bland 1-2, Russell 0-2, Bledsoe 0-1, Willis 0-1.
University rebounds (26) Russell 7, Cammack 6, Holland 5, Bl. Gray 4, Bland 2, McComb 1, Willis 1.