NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The Thiel College men's basketball team cruised to a 101-68 victory over the Westminster Titans in both teams' Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) opener on Wednesday.

All five Thiel starters scored double-digits in the win. Junior guard Tyreik Burton collected 23 points to set a new career-high. Burton went 8-of-15 shooting from the field, including 4-of-7 from behind the three-point line. Burton paced the offense by dishing out a game-high six assists.

Junior forward Avril Campbell notched his second double-double of the season when he scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Campbell connected on 6-of-8 shots from the floor while going 7-of-11 from the charity stripe. Fellow junior forwards Josh Lumbus and Clandell Cetoute tallied 16 and 13 points respectively. Cetoute was a rebound away from a double-double with nine rebounds while Lumbus chipped in with six rebounds.

Sophomore guard Alonzo Brown notched 12 points with five rebounds and four assists.

The Thiel bench contributed 18 points, 16 points and seven assists. Freshmen Nyric Gosley and Terrance Holloway notched six and five points apiece. Gosley pulled down four assists while Holloway handed out three assists off the bench.

Thiel never trailed in the game and got out to a 35-point lead, their biggest advantage of the game, when Brown converted on a layup with 5:44 remaining in the second half.

Jason Pilarski, Ricky Roth and Cameron Kane-Johnson each had nine points for Westminster

Thiel shot 55.1 (38-69) from the field with 7-of-13 from three-point territory and 18-of-25 in free throws. The Tomcats held a 49-35 edge in rebounding over Westminster.

Thiel (5-0, 1-0 PAC) will be back in action Saturday, Dec. 3 when they host the Thomas More Saints in a PAC matchup. Tip off will follow the women's game at around 3 p.m.