WINONA LAKE, Ind. – Grace College's men's basketball team started the season off in style with a 109-70 victory over Michigan Dearborn on Saturday night.
Grace started off the defense of its 2021-22 Crossroads League championship with a shooting performance for the ages. The Lancers 66 percent from the floor and 47 percent from three on their way to a 39-point victory.
Cade Gibbs led the way for Grace as he was one of two Lancers to top 20 points on the night.
Ian Scott scored 21 points on a near perfect day from the field (7-8).
Elijah Malone scored Grace's first bucket and Lancers opened the game on a 10-0 run in front of a packed Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center.
Grace's scoring run was momentarily quelled by a Wolverine's 3-point basket, but
Jakob Gibbs answered right back with a trifecta of his own.
Grace's lead hovered around 12 points for the remainder of the half as the Wolverines seemed to settle into the game.
Grace ignited the energetic crowd throughout the night with a slew of highlight reel dunks, as they put on display their elite athleticism.
Scott made a pair of free throws and
Cade Gibbs added a late basket as Grace carried a 50-37 lead into halftime.
Brycen Graber opened the second half with a made 3-point shot that turned out to be just a sign of things to come for Grace. The Lancers went unconscious from the field in the second half shooting 79 percent from the floor.
Davidson followed up Graber's trifecta with one of his own as Grace began to distance itself from Dearborn.
Malone sank two free throws and
Jakob Gibbs scored a jumper that moved the Lancers ahead by 23 points.
Graber hit a trifecta and
Marcus Davidson added a layup as Grace opened their lead up to 42 points.
Grace head coach
Scott Moore emptied his bench late in the game as the Lancers coasted to the 109-70 victory.
Grace held Michigan Dearborn to 36 percent from the field and 31 percent from 3-point land.
Graber ended the day with 7 points, 8 assists and 3 steals. Davidson had 19 points and
Jake Wadding added 10 points of his own.
The Lancers are next in action on Tuesday when they host St. Xavier at 8 p.m.
