Marion, Indiana — The Charger men’s basketball team downed Indiana University East 75-68 Saturday in Marion, Indiana behind strong bench play and a hot shooting performance from Nick Hoyt and Jaden Kleinhesselink scored five points and became the 47th member of the Briar Cliff men’s basketball 1000-point club.
With that bucket, Kleinhesselink has now surpassed 1,000 career points! Jaden is now the 47th Charger to join the 1K club. Congrats!! @JadenKlink10 #RaveOn#BattleOn pic.twitter.com/yHOakQZgU7
— Briar Cliff Men’s Basketball (@briarcliffhoops) November 6, 2021
Hoyt poured in 24 points off the bench, going 6-for-9 from beyond the arc and 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.
The Chargers held the lead from start to finish, but the Red Wolves stayed within striking distance all game. BC extended their lead to double digits for the first time at the 12-minute mark, off a 10-2 run to lead 24-13. The Red Wolves would battle back with a 10-0 run, to trail by just one point. A 3-pointer by Hoyt would end the IU-East run, and back-to-back buckets from Andrew Gibb gave the Cliff a 37-31 lead at halftime.
Hoyt led the Chargers in the first half with 10 points knocking down three treys on four attempts, including a four-point play. Outside of Hoyt, the Cliff shot just 1-for-7 from deep.
Six straight Red Wolves points to start the second half tied the game at 37-37. Just a minute after checking in for the first time in the second half, Hoyt converted his second four-point play of the afternoon to give BC a three-point lead.
The two teams traded baskets until the 13-minute mark when the Cliff built their lead up to 58-48 with a 10-0 run. Quinn Vesey scored seven of the 10 points over the run. The Red Wolves outscored BC 14-8 over the final five minutes of regulation, but the Chargers made the necessary stops and scores to hold onto a 75-68 win.
Matthew Stilwill added 10 points for a BC bench that scored 42 points. Quinn Vesey chipped in 12 points going 5-for-8 from the floor. Quinten Vasa nearly had a double double with nine rebounds and seven assists.
Justin Williams had a game high 26 points to lead the Red Wolves. Jehu Lafeuillee and Jamisen Smith added 15 and 10 points, respectively.
Briar Cliff improves to 2-2 and will travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip-off against Mount Mercy.
