BALTIMORE - The host UMBC men's basketball team scored the first 20 points of the contest and cruised to a 120-61 victory against the Valley Forge Patriots on Monday evening at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.
The point total ties the second-most points in a single game in program history (The Citadel, 2016). The Retrievers scored 134 against Valley Forge during the 2019-20 campaign.Â
UMBC swished 17-of-35 triples in the contest, just two shy of a program record. Junior forward
Louie Jordan (career-high 22 points) drilled his first four attempts from behind the arc and finished 6-of-8 in the contest.
Bryce Johnson scored a game-high 23 points and was 9-of-14 from the floor.
Graduate student forward
Josh Odunowo (12 points, 5 boards), senior
JC Harris (career-high 12 points), and senior
Devan Sapp (11 points) were also in double-figures.
Senior guard
Marcus Banks Jr. tied a career-best with 10 caroms, and added five assists, while senior guard
Marlon Short dished a UMBC career-high six assists in a starting role.
UMBC scored 60 points in each half and finished 48-of-81 overall from the floor for a 59.3 percent rate. The Retrievers dominated the paint as they were a +30 on the boards (55-25) and outscored the visitors by a 60-28 count in the paint. The Dawgs also forced 31 turnovers and held the Patriots to a 34.9 percent clip (22-for-63) from the floor.
Guards Yasir Rowell and Zay Dillingham each scored 18 points to pace Valley Forge (2-1).
The Retrievers host local rival Coppin State on Thursday evening.
