Wiswary scores career-high 21 points, men’s basketball team picks-up road win against Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Senior Noah Wiswary scored a career-high 21 points, as the Olivet College men's basketball team posted a 73-56 win over Kalamazoo College in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) contest today at the Anderson Athletic Center.

• Final Score: Olivet 73, Kalamazoo 56
• Location: Anderson Athletic Center; Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Records: Olivet 8-9 overall, 4-2 MIAA; Kalamazoo 3-14 overall, 1-5 MIAA

• Following a 5-5 deadlock four minutes into the game, the Comets made a three-pointer on back-to-back possessions. The Hornets got two free throws before another Olivet trey made the score 14-7 at the 15:58 mark. Kalamazoo scored five straight points to cut its deficit down to two points, 14-12. Olivet answered with a 17-5 run for a 31-17 lead with 6:32 left until halftime. The Comets kept the offensive pressure and led by 16 points, 39-23, at the break.
• In the second half, Olivet stretched its lead to as many as 21 points, 73-52, with two minutes left when sophomore Lorris Upshaw made a free throw to complete a three-point play.
• For the game, the Comets were 25-of-56 (44.6 percent) from the floor, including 14-of-31 (45.2 percent) from behind the arc. The Hornets were 18-of-64 (28.1 percent) overall, and 10-of-38 (26.3 percent) from three. Olivet out-rebounded Kalamazoo, 44-36, and finished with a 12-1 edge in blocks.

• Wiswary drained 7-of-13 baskets, with six three-pointers, and a free throw for his game-best 21 points.
• Upshaw tallied 17 points.
• Junior Ryan Bart was next with 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting from three-point territory.
• Senior Ryan Robinette contributed 10 points.
• Freshman Haidyn Garrison had a game-high in rebounds (nine) and blocks (four).

• Josh Decker scored a team-leading 11 points.
• Caleb Caul finished with 10 points.
• DJ Courtney pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.

• The Comets close out the first half of their MIAA schedule next Wednesday, January 25, when they host Calvin University. Tip-off from the Cutler Event Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.