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WINONA LAKE - Entering Tuesday night's Mid-Central Conference men's basketball game with Goshen, Grace's Matt Abernethy and Goshen's Jeremey Budreau were tied for the conference lead in scoring at 23.3 points per game. Abernethy outscored Budreau 31-9 in last night's game, as the Lancers won 89-78.
Senior forward Ben Tonagel shut down Budreau, holding him scoreless in the first half. Tonagel also ended with an offensive game, scoring eight points and dishing out nine assists.
Abernethy scored his 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field and a 9-of-10 performance at the charity stripe. Dan Scharlach added 13 points and six rebounds in the win.
Wawasee graduate Jeremy High led Goshen with 25 points, 21 of them coming in the first half.
Goshen falls to 6-16 overall and 1-6 in the MCC, while Grace improves to 11-14 and 4-3. The Lancers will play at No. 10 St. Francis Saturday.
GRACE 89, GOSHEN 78
Goshen 39 39 - 78
Grace 35 54 - 89
Goshen - Darin Nunemaker 2-7 0-0 5, Carlos Mullet 4-9 0-1 8, Jens Hofer 2-2 1-2 5, Jeremy Budreau 4-16 0-0 9, Josh Turnpaugh 2-9 0-0 6, Peter Gaff 8-12 1-2 18, Peter Masterson 1-1 0-0 2, Jeremy High 11-15 1-1 25. Totals 34-71 3-6 78.
Grace - Chris Irwin 3-7 2-2 10, Corey Smith 1-3 4-6 7, Brian O'Dell 3-7 0-0 8, Matt Abernethy 11-16 9-10 31, Matt Moore 0-3 0-0 0, Joe Saunders 4-5 0-0 8, Ben Tonagel 4-7 0-0 8, Jeremy Wike 2-5 0-0 4, Dan Scharlach 6-8 1-1 13, Jeremy Swanson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 34-64 16-19 89.
Three-point goals - Goshen 7-22 (Turnpaugh 2-7, High 2-5, Nunemake 1-3, Budreau 1-2, Gaff 1-1, Mullet 0-4), Grace 5-15 (Irwin 2-6, O'Dell 2-4, Smith 1-2, Tonagel 0-2, Moore 0-1). Rebounds - Goshen 27 (Mullet 6), Grace 44 (Abernethy 11). Assists - Goshen 15 (Mullet 6), Grace 20 (Tonagel 9). Turnovers - Goshen 8, Grace 15. Fouls - Goshen 14, Grace 11. Fouled out - none.
MANCHESTER 70, IU NORTHWEST 39
Tuesday
Jumping out to a 35-15 lead at halftime Tuesday night, Manchester College's men's basketball team topped host IU Northwest 70-39. The Spartans used a balanced scoring attack, as Yul Lee was the only Manchester player in double figures with 11. Carson Harris chipped in with nine, while Travis Haynes and Bosko Kalinich added eight each. Preston Thomas led IU Northwest with 10.
Manchester 35 35 - 70
IU Northwest 15 24 - 39
Manchester - Yul Lee 5-7 1-2 11, Jeremy Neely 1-4 0-0 2, Carson Harris 4-6 0-0 9, Mark Peterson 1-5 0-0 2, Travis Haynes 3-6 2-3 8, Caleb Henderson 2-3 0-0 6, Aaron Lahman 0-1 0-0 0, Rex Reimer 2-4 0-0 5, Bosko Kalinic 4-5 0-0 8, Nick Chaney 0-1 1-2 3, John May 0-2 0-0 0, Chad Matelski 0-2 0-0 0, Scott Croner 1-2 0-0 2, Doc Nash 2-3 0-0 5, Matt Carver 1-7 0-0 2, Billy Timberlake 0-1 0-0 5, Jacob Streich 1-4 0-0 2, Chris Enyeart 3-3 1-2 7. Totals 30-66 5-9 70.
IU Northwest - Scotty Underwood 2-8 0-0 6, Brett Bailey 3-10 3-5 9, Bryan Neace 1-6 3-4 5, Sam Hamod 1-4 0-0 3, Preston Thomas 3-10 4-4 10, Michael Speranza 0-1 0-0 0, Eric Ostrander 0-0 0-0 0, Jon Moskovich 0-2 5-6 5, Shaun Shikles 0-0 0-1 1. Totals 10-41 16-21 39.
Three-pointers - Manchester 5-15 (Henderson 2-3, Reimer 1-2, Nash 1-2, Harris 1-2, Neely 0-1, May 0-2, Matelski 0-2, Croner 0-1), IU Northwest 3-16 (Underwood 2-6, Hamod 1-4, Bailey 0-3, Neace 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Speranza 0-1). Rebounds - Manchester 42 (Lee 7), IU Northwest 24 (Thomas 10). Assists - Manchester 10 (Harris 3), IU Northwest 8 (Bailey 2, Speranza 2, Ostrander 2). Turnovers - Manchester 14, IU Northwest 20. Fouls - Manchester 20, IU Northwest 9. Fouled out - none.
