GRINNELL, Iowa – Although the weather outside is more suited for snow, it was raining inside Darby Gymnasium Thursday night.
 
Raining 3-pointers, that is.
 
The Grinnell College men's basketball team shattered the NCAA Division III record for 3-pointers in a game, swishing 42 shots from long range in a 164-107 victory over Emmaus Bible College. That easily beat the previous best of 37 set by Redlands in 2003 and again by Greenville in 2016.
 
Grinnell also set a school record for 3-pointers attempted with 88, one shy of the D-III mark. All told, that accounted for a sizzling 47.7 percent success rate from beyond the arc.
 
Grinnell's 42 assists in the game are second-most in program history, the point total ranks fourth and the 54 field goals made rank sixth.
 
The Pioneers had six players score in double figures, led by Ky-Sean Johnson's '19 career-best 33 points on 9-of-13 shooting from 3-point land. Hannes Kogelnik '21 and Jackson Qualley '22 had 26 and 23 points, respectively, with Kogelnik making eight treys and Qualley six. Vinny Curta '19 had 22 points, Zach Stice '21 had a career-high 18 and Ant Moynihan '22 scored 13. Stice had six 3-pointers among his totals.
 
Will Bebee '22 grabbed six rebounds and added three steals. Kogelnik also had three steals and Brad Geiman'21 four blocks. Tyler Grumhaus '21 had a career-best six assists, the same total as Curta.
 
The game was never in doubt, with Grinnell shooting out to a 19-4 lead. Kogelnik and Johnson had 3-pointers to open Grinnell's scoring, Curta scored inside, Qualley had a 3-pointer and Bebee a layup. After Emmaus made it 13-4, Stice and Moynihan drained back-to-back treys to stretch the lead to 15-.
 
Grinnell cruised from there, leading 90-50 at halftime to finish four points shy of the school mark for points in a half. Grinnell tied the D-III record for 3-pointers on Morgan Walser's '21 bucket with 7:44 to go in the game, and made its 38th with 5:58 left on Johnson's long-range shot. Curta added two more treys and Johnson and Qualley had one each down the stretch.
 
Grinnell improved to 2-1 with the win, while Emmaus dipped to 0-6. The Pioneers take to the road next Tuesday to face Central College in Pella. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.