MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's basketball team rocked the David V. Wise Center on Saturday afternoon as the Gators closed the regular season with an electric 111-62 victory over Waynesburg University.

During the team's Senior Day ceremonies, the Gators honored KC Johns (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley), who is graduating a year early after three seasons, and Caden Hinckley (Boise, Idaho/Mt. Lebanon (Pa.)), who continued to build his legacy as one of Allegheny's all-time greats with another milestone performance against the Yellow Jackets.

Once the pregame festivities ended, Allegheny (17-8, 15-5 PAC) exploded for its highest-scoring game of the season. The game had AC's patented fireworks show from beyond the 3-point arc and featured a pair of second-half dunks from Hinckley and Isaiah Portis (Medina, Ohio/Norwayne) that brought the crowd to life. 

Ten different players scored for Allegheny, and six reached double figures. Portis entered off the bench to net a game-high 21 points, while Ryan Lang (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) poured in 20. Hinckley finished with 15 points, Preston Turk (New Castle, Pa./Neshannock) produced 11, and both Luke Barker (New Castle, Pa./Struthers (Ohio)) and Andre Wilder (Beaver Falls, Pa./Lincoln Park) added 10 apiece.

With the score even at 7-all three minutes into the contest, Hinckley and Lang combined for a 15-point run over the next three minutes, and the Gators never looked back. Fueled by a pair of 3-pointers, Lang went off for 10 consecutive points during the scoring spree and paced all players with 14 points at the intermission.

Perhaps the highlight of the day came from Portis in the closing minutes. The first-year guard showed off his athleticism by driving to the rim and nearly putting a Waynesburg defender on a poster with a slam.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny was 41-of-73 (56.2%) from the field and 16-of-40 (40.0%) from 3-point range.
• Waynesburg only made 35.4% (23-of-65) of its field goals and was a mere 10-of-21 (47.6%) from the foul line.
• Allegheny attempted twice as many 3-pointers (40-to-20) and more than doubled up Waynesburg on the glass (51-to-25).
• Every Gator who attempted a shot scored a point, led by Portis with 21 and Lang with 20.
• Hinckley logged 15 points and was one shy of the team lead with eight rebounds.
• In addition to 11 points, Turk dished out a game-high eight assists.
• Trey Williams (Hudson, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) put up nine points in only nine minutes of action, with all of his offensive production coming from beyond the arc.
• Holden Phillips (Broadlands, Va./Briar Wood) collected a team-high nine rebounds and was 3-of-3 shooting for six points.

News and Notes

• Allegheny's regular season ends with 17 wins, the most since going 19-9 during the 1998-99 campaign.
• With a 15-5 PAC record, the Gators secured the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship Tournament.
• The high-flying Allegheny offense surpassed 100 points for the third time this season.
• 111 points are the most scored by the Gators in a game since setting a program record with 128 on December 8, 2004, against Westminster College, and tied a Wise Center facility record.
• Williams set career-highs for points (9) and 3-pointers (3) against the Yellowjackets.
• Hinckley continues to climb the all-time charts and now ranks second in career rebounds with 778, surpassing former teammate Jordan Rawls (773).
• Hinckley also became only the 16th player in program history to surpass 1,200 career points and heads into the playoffs with 1,204.

Up Next
For the first time since February 23, 2010, Allegheny will host a home playoff game inside the David V. Wise Center. The No. 2-seeded Gators take on No. 7 Saint Vincent at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, in the PAC Championship Tournament quarterfinals.