Marshalltown, IA—All 13 players for the Marshalltown Community College Men's Basketball team had at least one field goal on Tuesday night as the Tigers rolled past William Penn JV 93-48 at the Student Activity Center. Freshman Nick Cross (Beverly, MA/Beverly) led all scorers with 19 points.
The Tigers (3-0) held William Penn to just two points through the first 5:37 of action and held an 11-2 edge. Cross entered the game at the 15:27 mark and within five minutes, the freshman had 11 points after knocking down three three-point shots to put MCC ahead 22-5.
MCC extended its lead to 27 on another three from Cross with 2:43 left in the first half. The freshman drained one more before intermission to finish the half with 17 points, giving the Tigers a 49-19 lead at the break.
The second half was similar to the first as the Tigers jumped out big. Tyler Miller's (Louisville, KY/22ft Academy) drained a jump shot at the 15:27 mark to give MCC a 61-25 lead. The MCC offense fired on all cylinders throughout the contest, as the lead grew to 40 on a Reggie Gradwell (Marshalltown, IA/West Marshall) dunk at the 7:04 mark. Cross finished off the scoring for the Tigers with a layup with 25 seconds left on the clock as MCC won its third straight game.
As a team, the Tigers shot 50.8 percent from the floor, the third straight game the Tigers have shot better than 50 percent. MCC also shot 52.6 percent from three-point range, knocking down 10 long-range shots.
The Tigers controlled the glass with a 55-33 rebounding advantage. Denzel Ubiaro (London, England/City of London Academy) grabbed a team-high nine rebounds as all 13 players pulled down at least one board. Ubiaro also added seven points and a team-high five assists in the win.
Cross, who came off of the bench, finished the night shooting 7-12 from the floor, including a 5-8 clip from beyond the arc. The MCC bench overall outscored the William Penn JV reserves 62-30 on the night.
The Tigers are off until Nov. 11 when Kirkwood Community College comes to the Student Activity Center for a 7:00 PM matchup.
