FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College men's basketball team closed the first half with a 28-9 run and never looked back to pick up a 92-54 win over visiting Albright in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth action. 

Inside the Box Score

• Michael Wallace (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum School) scored 24 points, his most as a Blazer, on 7-of-15 shooting. He went 9-for-10 at the free throw line and added eight rebounds. 
• Christopher Smalls (Washington, D.C./St. Andrew's Episcopal) had his first double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The graduate student sank 6-of-9 field goals, including 3-for-4 from 3-point range, and had two steals. 
• Garrison Linton (New Market, Md./Oakdale) finished with 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting with four assists and two steals. 

How it Happened

• A pair of free throws by Markus Bradley-Lowry pulled the Lions within 16-14 with 10:02 left in the first half. 
• From there, Hood's defense turned up the heat, holding Albright to 2-for-13 over the remainder of the first half with five turnovers. The Blazers, meanwhile, went 8-for-13 with nine points from Wallace to build a 44-23 lead at halftime. 
• That momentum carried over to the second half, when Hood opened with a 20-8 run to claim a 64-31 lead with 11:59 left after a 3-pointer by Will Pataki (Stafford, Va./Mountain View). 
• The back-to-back surges accounted for a 48-17 spread over the course of 18 minutes. 
• Albright never got closer than 28 points the rest of the way as the Blazers' lead grew to 38 with the game's final score by Jevon Yarbrough (Williamsport, Md./Williamsport). 

Analysis

• Hood shot 46 percent from the field and went 12-for-31 from 3-point range (39 percent). The Blazers shot 18-for-21 at the free throw line (86 percent). 
• The Lions, meanwhile, shot just 31 percent overall and 7-for-27 from behind the arc (26 percent). The charity stripe offered no relief for Albright, as they finished only 9-for-19 (47 percent). 
• Hood held a 51-34 rebounding advantage, the most boards for the Blazers since grabbing 54 against Hampden-Sydney in Jan. 2019. 
• Hood outscored Albright 25-3 on fastbreak points. 

For the Opponent

• Jordan Guerrero was the lone Lion in double figures with 10 points. He also grabbed a team-best seven rebounds. 

Notes

• Hood improved to 10-8 overall and 4-5 in the MAC Commonwealth, marking the 13th straight season that the Blazers have reached double digits. 
• Albright slid to 6-11 and 3-6. It was the fewest points that the Lions had scored since Jan. 2022 and the lowest shooting percentage since the Blazers held them to 28 percent in Jan. 2019. 

Up Next 
Hood travels to Stevenson for another MAC Commonwealth clash on Wednesday, Jan. 25.