MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's basketball team put on an impressive display in the first half against Franciscan University on Saturday evening, which lifted the Gators to a lopsided 102-63 win over the Barons inside the David. V. Wise Center.
Led by yet another monster performance from senior big man Caden Hinckley (Boise, Idaho/Mt. Lebanon (Pa.)), Allegheny (12-6, 10-3 PAC) threatened to reach - if not set - a new program record for points. The Gators scored 64 in the first half, exactly half of the team's single-game record of 128 from the 2004-05 season.
However, leading 64-26 over the Barons (4-13, 1-11 PAC) at the intermission, Allegheny chose instead to slow the pace and walk away with the 39-point victory.
Hinckley, who already joined the 1,000-point club and set a new single-game record for blocks this winter, added another signature atop the Allegheny leaderboards. Not only did the 6-foot-8 forward go off for a career-high 33 points and tie a career-best with 19 rebounds, but he also blocked a pair of Franciscan shots to become the Gators' all-time leader with 123 rejections throughout his illustrious career. Hinckley broke a two-way tie with Garret Dagget (121) for the milestone and has seven more games left on the regular-season schedule to distance himself from second place.
Inside the Box Score
- Allegheny made 40-of-77 field goals for a 51.9 field-goal percentage.
- The Gators also shot at a 33.3% clip (11-of-33) from 3-point range and made 84.6% (11-of-13) of their foul shots.
- In the first half alone, the Gators made 25 field goals, nine of which came from 3-point range.
- Franciscan made only 23 field goals for the entire 60-minute contest while shooting 36.5% (23-of-63).
- Hinckley led all players in points (33), rebounds (19), and blocks (2).
- The next closest scorer was Luke Barker (New Castle, Pa./Struthers (Ohio)) with 16 points.
- Ryan Lang (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) logged 11 points with a game-high six assists.
- Andre Wilder (Beaver Falls, Pa./Lincoln Park) added a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double.
- Isaiah Portis (Medina, Ohio/Norwayne) and Mike Noonan (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) contributed nine and eight points, respectively, off the bench.
News and Notes
- Allegheny's win over Franciscan kept the Gators even with Washington and Jefferson College on top of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) standings with identical 10-3 records.
- Allegheny swept both halves of its conference series from the Barons.
- The Blue and Gold have won five consecutive games and are 8-0 at home.
- The Gators surpassed 100 points for the second time this season.
- AC set a new season-high for made field goals with 40 against Franciscan.
- Hinckley's 33 points are a single-game career-high, while his 19 rebounds tied his previous best.
- Hinckley now owns sole possession of first-place all-time with 123 career blocks.
- Hinckley also became the fourth player in team history to surpass 700 career rebounds.
Up Next
The Gators welcome Geneva College to the James H. Mullen, Jr. Arena for Coaches vs. Cancer Day on Wednesday, January 25, for a 7:00 p.m. opening tip.