FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College men's basketball team held Lebanon Valley to 31 percent shooting in the second half and pulled away for a 90-75 win in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth action. 

Inside the Box Score 

• Garrison Linton (New Market, Md./Oakdale) had a double-double and matched his career highs with 21 points and 10 rebounds. He went 7-of-12 shooting and made all five of his free throw attempts. 
• Christopher Smalls (Washington, D.C./St. Andrew's Episcopal) scored 17 points, knocking down 5-of-8 from 3-point range, and had three steals. 
• Soren Almquist (Oakton, Va./James Madison) finished with 13 points. 
• Jared Young (York, Pa./Episcopal (Va.)) came off the bench for a career-high 10 points and five rebounds. 

How it Happened

• After a 3-pointer by Ryan Hader pulled LVC within 77-72 with 6:24 to go, Hood held the Dutchmen to just three points the rest of the way. 
• The Blazers closed the game with a 13-3 run, limiting Lebanon Valley to just 1-for-7 shooting down the stretch. Linton scored eight points during the run as Hood made 7-of-7 at the foul line to close out the win. 
• In the first half, Hood used a 16-2 run to build a 29-17 lead on a 3-point shot by Smalls, who scored eight points in the surge, with 9:17 remaining in the half. 
• The Blazers still led by 10 after Linton sank a 3-pointer with 2:14 on the first half clock before LVC finished with a 9-0 run. Antonio Redding and Hader took turns hitting 3-pointers for the Dutchmen, with Redding's shot with four seconds on the clock cutting Hood's edge to 44-43 at halftime. 

Analysis

• Hood dominated the glass, outrebounding LVC 47-27, including 19 offensive rebounds by the Blazers. The result was a 23-7 edge in second chance points for Hood. 
• The Blazers' bench outscored LVC 32-14. 

For the Opponent

• Payton Lewis scored 16 points to lead the Dutchmen. Lewis also had five assists.
• Collin Jones grabbed a team-high eight rebounds but was held to just 13 points. 

Notes

• Hood extended its win streak to four and ended the evening 13-8 overall and 7-5 in the conference. 
• LVC slid to 6-14 and 4-7. 

Up Next 
The Blazers host Messiah on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 3 p.m.