M-Basketball: Second Half Surge Leads #7 RVC to Win at Milwaukee Tech
#7 Rock Valley College Men's Basketball team took down Milwaukee Area Technical College 88-61 on the road on Saturday afternoon. With the win, RVC moves to 21-7 overall and 9-3 in N4C play as they enter the final week of regular season play.
The Golden Eagles held a slight advantage at halftime, leading Milwaukee Tech 40-36. RVC started out the second half with back-to-back three-point field goals from
Alec Pena and
Malique Ross to force a Milwaukee Tech timeout. The Golden Eagles strong play through offensive efficiency and strong defense allowed RVC to outscore the Stormers 48-25 in the second half. The Golden Eagles shot 18-37 (48.6%) from the field and held Milwaukee Tech to 8-24 (33.3%) after the break. RVC managed to dish out 21 assists on 33 made field goals.
"We played some great basketball in the second half," stated Head Men's Basketball Coach
Evan Lavery. "It is not that we played awful in the first half, but we did some things that complicated winning the basketball game. In the second half, we shared the ball better and really focused on not blowing any defensive assignments. The guys really responded after the break and got after on both sides of the floor."
Six Golden Eagles notched double figure scoring, led by 24 points from
Alec Pena (Rockton, IL).
Jace Kitchen (DeKalb, IL) scored 14 points.
Elijah Pappas (13),
Dalton Menke (12),
Malique Ross (11), and
DeMari Davis (10) rounded out the Golden Eagle scoring attack. Davis also ripped down 12 rebounds to earn his second consecutive double-double. He also added 4 blocked shots.
UP NEXT
#7 RVC travels to River Grove, IL on Wednesday, February 13th for a game with NJCAA DII powerhouse Triton College. Tip off is set for 7 PM.
