PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Nick Aldridge scored 18 points and Marcus Hunter and Deandre Duncan came off the bench to combine for 31 as Mountain State University defeated Shawnee State University 82-60 Saturday in the finals of the Harry Weinbrecht Classic
Aldridge also had 13 rebounds for the 7-0 Cougars, who were ranked No. 2 in the NAIA preseason poll.
Hunter scored 18 points while Duncan added 13 points.
“I thought Marcus and Deandre came in and really gave us a lift,” coach Bob Bolen said. “Nick was really solid and played an all-around game.”
MSU held Shawnee State to 22.6 percent shooting from the floor in the half and finished with a 15-0 run to lead 42-20.
Barry Wellington chipped in 15 points and four assists for the Cougars, who will host Salem International for homecoming at 4 p.m. next Saturday.
Shawnee State (1-3) got 14 points from Keelyn Franklin, 12 from Ian Nixson and 11 points and 11 rebounds from Tyler Morgan.
Mountain State University 82,
Shawnee State University 60
MSU (7-0)
Barry Wellington 5-7 2-2 15, Andrew Lee 3-7 2-4 8, Alvin Mitchell 0-5 2-2 2, Nick Aldridge 8-16 3-4 19, Winston RObinson 0-1 0-0 0, Adinson Mosquera 1-1 0-0 2, Deandre Duncan 5-12 0-0 13, Marcus Hunter 4-9 6-6 18, Brian Ormon 1-3 0-0 2, Dwayne Alston 0-1 3-4 3, Dino Muslic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 27-62 18-22 82.
SSU (1-3)
Keelyn Franklin 6-13 0-3 14, Tom Berlekamp 1-5 0-0 2, Ian Nixson 5-11 1-2 12, Tyler Morgan 4-13 2-4 11, Matt Skaggs 2-4 0-2 4, Zak Metz 0-3 2-2 2, Chris Roush 0-1 0-0 0, Mark Bryant 4-6 1-3 5, Tyler Boyles 0-6 4-4 2, Tim Russell 0-3 2-2 2, Alex Bruns 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 22-65 12-22 60.
Halftime: MSU 42-20. Three-point goals: MSU 10-29 (Wellington 3-5, Lee 0-1, Mitchell 0-4, Aldridge 0-2, Robinson 0-1, Duncan 3-9, Hunter 4-7), SSU 4-19 (Franklin 2-4, Berlekamp 0-1, Nixson 1-3, Morgan 1-3, Metz 0-2, Roush 0-1, Boyles 0-4, Russell 0-1). Rebounds: MSU 43 (Aldridge 13, Ormon 9), SSU 40 (Morgan 11, Franklin 6). Assists: MSU 17 (Wellington 4), SSU 9 (Franklin 3). Blocked shots: MSU 5 (Aldridge 2), SSU 1 (Skaggs). Steals: MSU 6 (Robinson 2), SSU 8 (Morgan 3). Fouls: MSU 17, SSU 19. Fouled out: SSU (Metz). Technical fouls: MSU (Aldridge), SSU (Franklin).
