The Jayhawk Men’s Basketball team picked up an impressive 93-69 victory over Delta College in their home conference opener.
MCC hasn’t played a home contest since early December and they were playing with a complete roster for the first time this season. It was a total team effort from start to finish as they took a 40-29 lead into the locker room at the half. Both teams were better on offense in the 2nd half and Delta made a run with 10 minutes to play to cut the Jayhawk lead to 6 points but MCC outscored Delta 33-15 to finish the game. MCC scored 52 points in the paint and held a 43-37 edge in rebounds. Leading the way for MCC was Jacob Mueller (Charlevoix) with 20 points and 7 boards. Jadakiss Lewis (Kalamazoo Central) finished with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Tate Stine (Montague) had 10 points and 6 assists. Jacob May (Ravenna) finished with 10 points and Ben Clark (Potter’s House) grabbed a team high 10 rebounds.
MCC is 1-0 in the Northern Conference and 5-9 overall. They host Bay College on Saturday, 1/20 at 3:00 pm.