Huntington rolls past Governors State in men’s NAIA basketball
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (Interstat) — Huntington defeated Governors State 99-68 in a men’s NAIA basketball game Oct. 23 at Merillat Complex. The Foresters, now 1-0, shot 34 of 69 from the floor, made 15 of 37 3-pointers and held a 53-36 rebounding edge, including 15-8 on the offensive glass. Governors State, 0-1, shot 24 of 65 overall and 4 of 23 from beyond the arc. Huntington posted 10 assists to Governors State’s four and committed 10 turnovers to the Jaguars’ 11. The Jaguars were called for 21 fouls; the Foresters for 20. Keaton Lawson, Miles Good, Landon Biegel and Jay Reynolds keyed Huntington, while Matthew Lesure, Kyle Tolbert, Matthew Hoarde, Deven Jiles and Kyron Bond paced Governors State. Huntington also got production from Oliver Wilson. Huntington controlled the glass throughout. Huntington scored 49 first-quarter points to Governors State’s 34 and finished with an offensive rating of 127.3 on 78 possessions; Governors State finished at 86.7.