Men’s basketball team routs Finlandia, 106-57

OLIVET, Mich. – Behind five double-digit scorers, the Olivet College men's basketball team roared past Finlandia University, 106-57, this afternoon at the Cutler Event Center.

• Final Score: Olivet 106, Finlandia 57
• Location: Cutler Event Center; Olivet, Michigan
• Records: Olivet 3-6 overall, Finlandia 2-10 overall

• Senior Derrick Johnson paced Olivet with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-7 from behind the arc.
• Sophomore Lorris Upshaw contributed 16 points, making 6-of-10 baskets.
• Senior Ryan Robinette added 15 points, with three triples.
• Sophomore Nolan Finkbeiner and freshman Haidyn Garrison finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
• Senior Tevin Ali grabbed a team-leading 14 rebounds.
• Senior Noah Wiswary scored seven points, pulled down six rebounds, dished out four assists and made three steals.

• In the first half, the Comets led by 17 points, 31-14, at the 11:11 mark after Robinette made a jump shot. The Lions scored the next six points to close the gap to 11 points. From there, Olivet outscored Finlandia, 33-7 over the final 10 minutes of the half for a 64-27 advantage at the intermission. In the second half, the Comets led by as many as 51 points.
• For the game, Olivet posted a 56.2 field goal percentage (41-of-73) compared to 26.8 percent (19-of-71) for Finlandia. The Comets had a 57-30 edge in rebounding, as well as 20-1 in assists, 7-0 in blocks and 6-4 in steals.

• Danny Zuchak netted a game-high 22 points.
• John Schutz tallied 12 points.
• Zuchak and Trace Jones had five rebounds apiece.

• Olivet is back in action Thursday and Friday, December 29-30, at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tennessee. The Comets face Coe (Iowa) College Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. ET and Wittenberg (Ohio) University Friday night at 9:30 p.m. ET. Both games will be played at Welch College.