IRSC Men’s Basketball Score 120 Points In Season Opening Victory

IRSC Men’s Basketball Score 120 Points In Season Opening Victory

The Indian River State College (IRSC) Men's Basketball Team won their season opening game over Ave Maria Junior Varsity 119-58.  The Pioneers took a 16-6 lead on a nifty Miles Coleman lay-up and increased the margin to 16 points on a baseline drive by DeJuan Lockett, 46-30 with 4:42 to go in the half.   

Ave Maria scored early in the second half and cut the lead to 13, 62-49, but after IRSC Head Coach Charlie Wilson called timeout and made a few adjustments, the team's intensity picked up.  The Pioneers outscored Ave Maria 57-9 in the remaining minutes of the game and cruised on to a 61-point win.    

IRSC had five players in double figures led by Drew LaMont's 24 points, Miles Coleman's 22 points. LaMont was 6-10 from behind the 3-point line, and Coleman was 10-14 from the field. DeJuan Lockett added 15, Mekhi Speller-Hale 13, and Tanahj Pettway tossed in 12 points for the Pioneers.  IRSC shot 58% from the field and scored 41 points off of turnovers.  They also out rebounded Ave Maria 47-30 with Speller-Hale and Lockett both pulling in 7 rebounds.

IRSC (1-0 on the season) will be in action on Monday November 4th for a home contest with Game Changer Prep Academy for a 5:30 p.m. tip in Fort Pierce, Florida.