UNOH Tops Siena Heights 101-75

LIMA, OH - UNOH men's basketball pulled away from Siena Heights in the second half to pick up a 101-75 win and a split of the season series.

After falling behind by seven with just over seven to play in the first half, UNOH jumped on a 10-2 run that put them up by one, 33-32. Siena Heights briefly took the lead back 34-33, but it would be the last time in the game. UNOH carried all the momentum into halftime with a 3-point bucket at the buzzer that pushed the lead to eight. 

The Racers scored the first five points of the second half and took control of the game 55-42. The Saints briefly cut the lead back to eight, but UNOH continued to pour it on ballooning the lead to 29 points with 6:04 left to play. The Racer defense held Siena Heights to just 33 points in the second half to take the game 101-75.

"I'm proud of our guys tonight," coach Westerlund said after the game. "We played with great purpose and pace offensively. I loved how unselfish we were tonight. We have some things to clean up, particularly on the glass, but I felt like we did a great job with our game plan. Our bench brought a ton of production and they were the key to us getting the win tonight."

Westerlund's bench brought 42 points of production to the game with the Saints scoring just nine. 

Kahlil Davis and Ryan Archey led the Racers in scoring with 23 points each. Davis's 23 sets a new season mark while shooting 9-13 (69%) from the field and 4-6 from three-point. Archey earned his third straight 20+ game hitting a season high 67% (10-15) of his field goal attempts. Jayden Priddy-Powell scored 13 off the bench and Marquis Freeman added ten. 

UNOH shot a season high 57% from the field with a 14 made three-point attempts, also a season best. The Racers combined for 21 assists in the game, the most this year. 

"Our fans were amazing tonight," Westerlund continued. "We felt their energy and they made The Garage an incredible atmosphere. But, now our focus shifts to Lawrence Tech who is one of the hottest teams in the WHAC right now."

The Blue Devils (15-8, 11-6) have won seven of their last eight games and will visit The Garage on Saturday, February 10 with a 3:00 PM tipoff.