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Mount Mercy men eclipse 100 again

The Mount Mercy men's basketball team topped 100 points for the second  straight game Saturday and dunked Maranatha Baptist, 105-58, in a  non-conference affair at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

The Mustangs (2-0) defeated Viterbo, 107-84, in their opener Thursday  and have come out of the gate swinging.

Mike Evans led Mount Mercy with 14 points and eight rebounds. Dennis  McKinney matched Evans for scoring honors with 14 markers.

Umut Akkepenek tossed in 12 points in just seven minutes off the  bench. Mohammed Albagami, Christian Reischauer and Bailey Basala  scored 11 points apiece as six Mustangs reached double figures. Emilio  Villagrana helped make it happen with nine assists.

MOUNT MERCY (105): McKinney 5 1-3 14, Brawner-Henley 4 0-0 9, Evans 5  4-5 14, Strong 2 2-2 6, Villagrana 1 0-0 3, Loggins 2 0-0 5, Doe 0 2-2  2, Albagami 4 0-0 11, Reischauer 3 3-3 11, Johnson 2 2-2 7, Stoeffler  0 0-0 0, Kehinde 0 0-1 0, Basala 4 1-2 11, Akkepenek 3 4-4 12. Totals  35 19-24 105.

Halftime - Moount Mercy 52, Maranatha 21. 3-point goals - Mount Mercy  16 (McKinney 3, Albagami 3, Reischauer 2, Basala 2, Akkepenek 2,  Brawner-Henley 1, Villagrana 1, Loggins 1, Johnson 1).

 

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