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SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- The Notre Dame College men's basketball team rolled to a 102-86 home win over the visiting Edinboro Fighting Scots in non-conference action on Wednesday night in Murphy Gym.
The Falcons (7-2 overall, 2-2 Mountain East) were led by junior
Kyauta Taylor, who scored 33 points on 12-23 shooting while also grabbing nine rebounds and dishing five assists.
Will Vorhees added 28 points and nine rebounds to help lead the Falcons to their third straight victory.
NDC dominated the glass throughout the evening, out-rebounding the visiting Fighting Scots by a 47-33 margin, in a team effort in which four different Falcons recorded at least eight rebounds.
The Falcons jumped out to an immediate 12-4 lead, prompting a timeout from Edinboro, before both sides found themselves in a one-possession game with NDC holding a 24-21 lead midway through the first half.
Taylor then began to take over the game, draining a 3-pointer and a lay-up on consecutive possessions to give NDC momentum once again.
Kobie Johnson chipped in five straight points of his own, giving NDC a 34-26 lead with 8:26 remaining in the first half.
But the Falcons weren't done there. Two more 3-pointers from Taylor extended NDC's lead to double digits, 40-28, and the Falcons continued their offensive surge to take a 49-33 lead over the Fighting Scots at halftime.
With a 22-point first half from Taylor and a 16-point lead, the Falcons never looked back.
NDC maintained a double-digit lead for the entirety of the second half, and extended its advantage to 19 points, 76-57, following a pair of
Drew Scarberry free throws with 9:30 remaining in the game. Less than two minutes later, an and-one play from
Oliver Megins pushed the Falcons' lead to 82-59, and the Falcons put the game on ice from there en route to the 102-86 home win over Edinboro.
With the win, the Falcons improve to 7-2 overall on the season.
NDC returns to action on Friday, Dec. 16 on the road against the host Malone Pioneers in another non-conference matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 pm in Canton, Ohio.
