79
Urbana UU 3-17, 2-13
93
Winner Fairmont State FSU 16-5, 12-3
Urbana UU
3-17, 2-13
79
Final
93
Fairmont State FSU
16-5, 12-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Urbana UU 37 42 79
Fairmont State FSU 55 38 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Fairmont State Takes Control Early, Rolls Past Urbana

FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont State shot 58 percent from the field and scored 55 points in the opening half of Thursday's Mountain East Conference matchup with Urbana, rolling to a 93-79 victory to extend its home winning streak to 34 games.
 
Fairmont State made 15 three-pointers for the second-consecutive game and also dominated the glass in the victory (37-23).
 
Fairmont State has now won nine of its last 10 games, improving to 16-5 overall and 12-3 in the league. Urbana falls to 3-17 overall and 2-13 in league play.
 
Kenzie Melko led the Falcons with 18 points and six rebounds in the victory. Melko went 5-of-7 from the field and 1-of-2 from behind the arc. Jason Jolly and D'Ondre Stockman each made four three-pointers in the victory, scoring 16 and 14 points, respectively. R.J. Hutcherson rounded out four FSU players in double-figures with 11.

The Falcons also got nine points and six assists from Andrew Emrick, seven points from Cole VonHandorf and six points and a team-high eight rebounds from Caleb Davis.
 
Fairmont State scored 26 points off turnovers and had 19 second-chance points in the win.
 
Malik Jacobs did a bulk of Urbana's damage with a game-high 29 points, four rebounds and three steals. Carlas Jackson also reached double-figures for the Blue Knights with 12.
 
As a team, the Blue Knights shot 52.5 percent from the floor (32-of-61) with eight three-pointers.
 
FSU will now prepare for a Saturday showdown with Notre Dame College, beginning at 4 p.m. inside Joe Retton Arena.
 
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