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126
Winner John Carroll JCU 2-0,0-0 NCAC
86
Pitt.-Bradford Pitt-B 1-1,0-0 AMCC
Winner
John Carroll JCU
2-0,0-0 NCAC
126
Final
86
Pitt.-Bradford Pitt-B
1-1,0-0 AMCC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
John Carroll JCU 68 58 126
Pitt.-Bradford Pitt-B 32 54 86
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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Aiden Ramsden, Senior Staff Writer

Men's Basketball Cruises Past Pitt-Bradford in Offensive Exploision

The Blue Streaks scored 126 points, tied for second most in a game in program history

BRADFORD, Penn. -- The shots were falling all afternoon for John Carroll Men's Basketball. 

The Blue Streaks took on the hosting University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Panthers in the championship of the inaugural Pitt-Bradford Veterans Memorial Tournament. John Carroll had a big day, scoring 126 points on the way to a 40-point victory and a 2-0 start. 

"It feels good to get the ball rolling with 2 wins, time to get back home and get another two next weekend," said captain Brandon Rose on John Carroll's impressive start to the season. 

The game did not start in John Carroll's favor at all, as three minutes into the game the Blue Streaks had only mustered 3 points as they trailed by four. 

Facing a 2-point deficit at the under 16 media timeout, sophomore Drew Styers orchestrated a 9-0 run, which featured a steal into a bucket and a put-back layup off of a JCU missed three. The Styers sequence was the boost the Blue Streaks needed. 

Mike Lamirand started to get hot and the Blue Streaks began to take off. A Sam Marbury layup put the Blue Streaks up by 20 with just under 10 minutes left in the opening half. Styers drilled another two 3-pointers to continue his stellar first half.

With seven minutes to go, Lucas Perusek got in the passing lane for a steal and finished it off with a layup to push the lead to 25. A pair of Lamirand free throws had the Blue Streaks across the 50-point mark with four minutes left in the first half. 

Rose, Lamirand, and Ryan Ioppolo continued to get in on the fun from behind the arc as the visitors built up a 40-point first-half lead. A couple late buckets by the hosts at the end of the first half had JCU sitting with a 36-point advantage at the break.

Lamirand started the second half right where he left off with a three and a layup to get the Blue and Gold going. Another pair of Ioppolo and Rose triples a few minutes later saw the advantage reach a game-high 48 as the score sat at 85-37 with 15 ½ minutes to go. Another bucket by Styers pushed that lead to 50. 

With the lead so high, Head Coach Pete Moran began to rest his mainstay players and utilize the depth of the bench. After six points by way of a three plus an and-one from Peyton Budrys-Rini, the Streaks crossed the century mark with 10 minutes still on the clock. 

The fun seemed to just now be getting started as bigs Tony Katava and Jack Sladky saw their first career points hit the scoreboard. 

Junior Michael Condoleon nailed a triple and finished through contact to get an igniting reaction from his teammates. 

"The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary," said Condoleon. "We keep working day in and day out and we're seeing the results of it. Glad we all get to enjoy it together now."

The scoring winded down as Andrew Taggart and Lucas Wachter also found their way into the scoring summary.

After a game that took nearly two and a half hours, the buzzer finally sounded and John Carroll was heading home with a 126-86 victory.

The 126 points is tied for the second-most points scored in a single game in program history.

Lamirand was the leader in the box score for both sides, as he tied his career high with a 22-point performance. 

"It kind of goes off what Zapolnik said last night, we work hard but we also have a good time together whenever we're on the court. That's just how we roll," Lamirand said.

Drew Styers capped off the game with a career-high 18 points to go along with 6 rebounds.

"Safe to say we had a fun weekend, got a nice solid start to the season, but we have to lock back in, excited to see all of our fans at home next week," said the sophomore guard. 

Brandon Rose contributed another 17 to the total tally. Zapolnik and Irwin both made the All-Tournament Team. 

Up Next
The Blue Streaks return home on Friday as they welcome in the Carnegie Mellon Tartans for the home opener. Tip-off is set for 6 pm. 
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