CLINTON, S.C. – Behind three double-figures scores, the Presbyterian College men's basketball team defeated Bob Jones 90-61 on Friday night at the Templeton Center. Trevon Reddish-Rhone led the team with 16 points and five rebounds. Rayshon Harrison added 15 points, while Kirshon Thrash added a career-high 12 points off the bench.
FINAL SCORE: Presbyterian 90, Bob Jones 61
LOCATION: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (6-3) | Bob Jones (1-4)
Scoring the Game
- The Blue Hose opened the game on an 8-2 run over the first four minutes before the Bruins cut it to 14-12 with 12:16 to play in the opening half. Coming out of the media timeout at the under 12 mark the Blue Hose rolled a 16-0 run to take a 30-12 advantage with 7:44 to play in the first half. During the run eight of the points were scored by Reddish-Rhone. Bob Jones got it down to 15, 32-17 before an 11-4 PC run gave the Blue Hose a 43-21 advantage with 2:22 to play and PC closed the first half with a 47-24 edge over the Spartans.
- The Blue Hose began the second half on an 11-2 run to stretch the lead to 32, 58-26 with 16:29 to play. The Bruins cut it to 26 on multiple occasions throughout the middle portion of the second half with the latest cutting it to 79-56 with 3:33 to play. The Blue Hose put together one more 11-2 spurt down the stretch en route to a 90-61 victory over Bob Jones on Friday night.
Players of the Game
- Trevon Reddish-Rhone led the Blue Hose with a game-high 16 points on 8-9 shooting as he was one of three in double figures. Rayshon Harrison added 15 points while Kirshon Thrash chipped in with a career-high 12 points. Winston Hill led the Blue Hose with six rebounds and Reddish-Rhone had a team-high three assists. Devin Dean and Lincoln Riddle led the Bruins with 10 points apiece. Henry Blair and Dean each led Bob Jones with five rebounds and Dean had a team-high two helpers.
Stats of the Game
- Presbyterian posted a season-high 57.1% (36-of-63) while holding Bob Jones to 37.1% (22-of-63). PC made three from beyond the arc and the Bruins connected on six threes. The Blue Hose were 15-of-28 at the line and Bob Jones made 9-of-13. PC held a slight edge on the glass at 39-38. The Blue Hose dominated in the paint with a 64-30 advantage.
Notables
- Reddish-Rhone posted a season-high in points on Friday night with 16 points. He has had four double-figure scoring games this season.
- PC had a season-high with 14 steals which is one off the Blue Hose DI single-game record set in 2015.
- All 14 players that played on Friday recorded at least one point.
- Friday marked the first game this season that the Blue Hose had a field goal percentage greater than 50% at 57.1%.
- Thrash posted a career-high 12 points in 13 minutes off the bench.
Up Next
- The Blue Hose have one more contest before finals on Monday at 7 p.m. against Morehead State in Kentucky.