FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men's basketball team opened their season with a 106-91 victory over Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on Saturday, their most points in a season opener under head coach
Ted Albert.
Indiana Tech led 9-4 just over three minutes into the contest. SMWC cut the lead to three at 9-6, but a 7-0 run put Tech ahead 16-6. Indiana Tech led 23-15 halfway through the first half.
With Tech ahead 23-17, the Warriors used a 10-0 run to extend their advantage to 33-17. Leading 33-20, Indiana Tech used a 12-3 run to extend their lead to 22 at 45-23. SMWC used an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 14 at 45-31 with three minutes remaining in the half. Indiana Tech led 51-37 at halftime.
SMWC cut the lead to single digits at 56-47 to open the second half. After SMWC made it a seven-point game at 58-51, Indiana Tech used a 7-0 run to extend their lead back to 14 at 65-51. With Tech ahead 72-61, the Warriors used a 9-2 run to increase their advantage to 81-63 with ten minutes remaining.
SMWC cut the lead to 11 with 6:23 remaining, but Indiana Tech responded with a 10-2 run to extend the lead to 19 at 96-77. Indiana Tech would lead by as many as 20 as the Warriors would go on to win 106-91.
Indiana Tech was led by
Branden Northern, who scored 23 points.
Trey Yoder scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds off the bench.
Jaxon Pardon added 15 points in his first game as a Warrior, and both
Dallas Roberts (14 points) and
Logan Beaston (11 points) scored in double figures as well.
Indiana Tech returns to action on Oct. 30 against No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan in Spring Arbor for the WHAC/Crossroads Challenge.
