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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

DaMeriz Merriweather
55
Ohio Christian OCU 4-10, 0-4
110
Winner St. Mary-Woods SMWC 10-4, 4-0
Ohio Christian OCU
4-10, 0-4
55
Final
110
St. Mary-Woods SMWC
10-4, 4-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Ohio Christian OCU 26 29 55
St. Mary-Woods SMWC 58 52 110

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Craig Pearson

Pomeroys dominate Ohio Christian, score school-record 110

Complete domination.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods men's basketball broke the program's single-game scoring record for the second time this season, carving up Ohio Christian for a 110-55 men's basketball victory Wednesday.
Cobie Barnes (Floyds Knobs, Ind./Floyd Central) had 26 points to pace five Pomeroys in double figures as SMWC (10-4, 4-0 River States Conference) matched the 2022-23 win total, tying the program record for wins.
SMWC's 110 points is also a new school record for a single-game. The Pomeroys shot 54.3 percent overall, hitting 38 of 70 from the field. They hit 8 of 19 from 3-point range (42.1 percent) in addition to 26 of 31 (83.9 percent) at the free-throw line.
Shon Tupuola (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) had his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 14 rebounds. It's Tupuola's fourth double-double in the past five games.
Greg Johnson (Cincinnati, Ohio) had a season-high 18 points, sparking the Pomeroys early in the game with eight of SMWC's first 12 points.
SMWC used a 21-3 run during the middle of the first half to take a commanding 33-10 lead at the 9:22 mark of the first half.
DaMeriz Merriweather (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central) scored five of his 16 points during that stretch and had one of the team's three steals during the dominant run of defense. Barnes scored six during the early run.
Tarik Dixon finished with 11 points, hitting three 3-pointers late in the game.
News and notes
  • The Pomeroys' only loss since Dec. 1 is a defeat at NCAA Division I Morehead State.
  • Greg Jenkins had two stelas and two blocked shots.
  • Johnson and Merriweather tied for team-high honors with 3 steals apiece.
  • Barnes raised his season field-goal percentage to 49.1 percent and 38.1 percent from 3-point range.
  • The Pomeroys' 12 steals were the most in a River States Conference game and tied for the second-most in a game this season.
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