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Trevor Stumpe Action 2015 Kentucky Christian Edit
Trenton Brock
Stumpe scored a season-high 12 points in Thursday's win.
66
Kentucky Christian KCU 2-8
86
Winner Wofford WOF 3-4
Kentucky Christian KCU
2-8
66
Final
86
Wofford WOF
3-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Kentucky Christian KCU 25 41 66
Wofford WOF 39 47 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Media Relations

Men's Basketball Rolls vs Kentucky Christian

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Four Terriers scored in double figures, led by a 16 from senior Justin Gordon, and the Wofford men's basketball team cruised to a 20-point victory Thursday evening, 86-66, over Kentucky Christian University.
 
Gordon's 16 points came on 7-of-10 shooting. The senior post-player wowed the Benjamin Johnson Arena crowd with two dunks in his 23 minutes, exiting with 6:25 remaining and Wofford comfortably in front by 28.
 
All 14 Terriers that dressed got in the game. Senior Spencer Collins joined Gordon in double figures with 15 points, as did freshmen Trevor Stumpe and Fletcher Magee. Stumpe buried a season-high 12 points, connecting on his first four shot attempts to have 10 in the books at halftime.
 
"All in all I thought we got better, which is something we want to do every time we go out there," said head coach Mike Young. "I thought having 22 assists and just six turnovers was really nice to see. It is a mark of our program and we value it a great deal."
 
Junior Eric Garcia had seven of Wofford's 22 assists, matching the point guard's career high. It marked the most assists in a game for the Terriers since February 10, 2014 in a 95-60 rout of Hiwassee College. Magee and senior C.J. Neumann pulled down a game-high seven boards.
 
Wofford (3-4) shot a season-high 54.8 percent from the field. Kentucky Christian (2-8) hung around by shooting 50 percent, but the Terriers outmuscled the Knights 32-23 on the glass and scored 44 points in the paint to pull away.
 
Kentucky Christian used an early 10-2 run to take a two-point lead. The Knights held the advantage for 19 seconds before Stumpe converted for three points the old-fashioned way. The freshman capped a 7-0 run on his next shot attempt to put the Terriers in front for good.
 
"He's a very talented basketball player," Young added on Stumpe postgame. "Like so many other freshmen, his deficiencies are on the defensive end. He wants to be really good and continues to work his tail off. He's improving his stock around here each and every day."
 
Wofford opened up the game the rest of the half, outscoring KCU 27-7 over a 10-minute stretch. Gordon electrified the crowd with his second slam of the night to put Wofford up 16 just before halftime.
 
The Terriers opened the second half with the first six points to grab a 20-point lead for the first time. An 8-0 run consisting of a Matthew Pegram dunk and 3-pointers by Garcia and Collins really put the game out of reach, 62-33, with 12:15 remaining.
 
Wofford led by as many as 30 in the final minutes. Senior walk on Zach Korkowski got in the scoring column late and sophomore walk on Bobby Perez brought the crowd to its feet once more with a long jumper from the corner with 1:50 remaining.
 
The Terriers head to Greenville on Sunday to take on the Clemson Tigers for the first time since 2010. Tip is scheduled for 2 p.m., at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
 
Terrier Notes:
- Eric Garcia tied his career-high in assists with seven.
- Wofford improved to 52-0 since becoming an NCAA Division I program against non-NCAA Division I opponents (1995-96).
- Justin Gordon scored in double figures for the seventh straight game to begin the season.
- Wofford's 22 assists mark its most in a game since February 10, 2014 against Hiwassee.
- Wofford shot a season-high 54.8 percent (34-62).
 
 
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