WARRIORS RECORD 28 ASSISTS IN VICTORY OVER MICHIGAN-DEARBORN

DEARBORN, Mich. - The Warriors (14-6, 9-5) had themselves a day on Saturday afternoon, recording 28 assists in a 95-70 win over Michigan-Dearborn (3-17, 1-13). Rochester was in a consistent groove on the offensive side of the floor, with the team shooting 58% from the field.

Forward Brett White continued his scorching streak of games, scoring 29 points on 9-14 shooting and 6-10 from three, while guard Gunner Walters tied the Warrior single-game assist record for the third time in his career with 12 assists, also scoring 14 points. Center James Fisher logged 18 points and nine rebounds to round out the scoring.

THE RUNDOWN

FIRST HALF

• White continued straight off his phenomenal 32-point game against Aquinas on Wednesday with an 18-point half, but not before finding Fisher for a dunk to start the game. Joining White in the scoring was guard Brody Parker, who scored 12 points on 5-9 shooting in the period. Also of note was center Stavros Polatoglou grabbing seven rebounds in just six minutes of action
• The Warriors jumped out immediately to a double-digit lead, capitalizing on several consecutive stops with scores on the other end. The Warriors went up by as much as 15 during the half and had several highlight plays, including a Gunner Walters putback layup during a run

SECOND HALF

• Things just continued to go well for the Warriors in the second half, with Walters recording eight assists in the period alone, primarily leading to scores from Fisher and White who combined for 21 points in the half. Ten different Warriors scored during the final 20 minutes of play
• The Warriors scored over 40 points in both halves, with the team getting 15 assists on just six turnovers in the second half. Late in the game, the Warriors got scores from guard Cam Sutton and forward Caleb Byrd behind a well-executed offense

POSTGAME PRESSER

Head Coach Klint Pleasant had this to say about White and the team's performance:

"Brett has that ability. He's been getting more and more comfortable in our system all year. He's always been a potential big scorer, and things just clicked the last few games. The basket has looked really big for him behind the arc.

We've prided ourselves on taking care of the ball and being unselfish. We have guards who like to pass, and that's fun to play with. The shot has to go down in order to get an assist though, and we shot it better today."

STAT OF THE GAME

Rochester's 28 assists were a season-high and tied for the third-most in a single game since the Warriors joined the NAIA, with the last 28-assist game occurring on Feb. 12, 2014, against Great Lakes Christian College.

UP NEXT

Rochester returns home to face the Cleary Cougars on Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Garth Pleasant Arena.

Hussein Murray - RU Athletic Communications

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