STERLING, Kan. — Sterling defeated Barclay 107-59 on Wednesday at Gleason Center. The Warriors built control early with a 13-0 first-half run from 15:31 to 13:34, moving from a 10-7 lead to 23-7.
The Warriors controlled the first half with three separate unanswered scoring runs and took a 60-23 lead into halftime. The Warriors opened with Julian Smith‘s 3-pointer and Carson Shimer‘s tip-in, then built from a 10-7 edge into a 23-7 lead with a 13-0 run that included 3-pointers from Gideon Holt, Smith and Xavier Alexander. After Barclay scored at 12:27, the Warriors answered with another 10-0 stretch, using second-chance baskets from Khadir Muhammad and Smith before Camden Carr‘s 3-pointer and Joseph Oparaeke‘s layup pushed the score to 33-9. The Warriors kept turning possessions into points, forcing 12 turnovers with nine steals, scoring 20 points off turnovers and adding an 11-0 run from 7:31 to 5:52 that featured free throws from Jacob Babino and Holt and 3-pointers from Holt and Babino. The Warriors finished the half 22-for-45 from the field, hit nine 3-pointers, held a 28-10 rebounding advantage and closed the half on Isaac Briar‘s 3-pointer with 8 seconds left.
In the second half, the Warriors stretched a 65-30 score to 75-30 with a 10-0 run from 16:37 to 15:12, getting baskets from Carson Shimer, Julian Smith, Babino and Isaiah Green. The Warriors also limited Barclay to missed jumpers and 3-pointers during that stretch, with Shimer collecting two defensive rebounds before Green finished the run with a fast-break layup. Later, Isaac Briar made two 3-pointers around Gideon Holt‘s 3-pointer, and Green added a steal and fast-break dunk as the Warriors moved from 77-39 at 9:34 to 94-46 at 6:00. The Warriors finished the half 19-for-43 from the field, held a 29-16 rebounding advantage with 14 offensive boards, outscored Barclay 47-36 in the half and completed a 107-59 win.
Babino scored a team-high 17 points and made three 3-pointers. Green finished with 10 points, a team-high 16 rebounds and two steals. Smith posted 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and a team-high three steals. Shimer added 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
Up next, the Warriors travel to Chickasha, Oklahoma, to face Science and Arts (OK) on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 4:30 p.m.
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