Herd beats ALC to end losing streak

Published 3:33 am Wednesday, December 18, 2013

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Ryan Taylor scored 25 points to lead six Marshall players in double figures as they dominated NAIA Alice Lloyd 121-57 Tuesday night.

Chris Thomas scored 19 while Shawn Smith added 18 points to go with his 12 rebounds. Kareem Canty dished out 14 assists and scored 12 points.

Marshall (5-6) shot a blistering 64.7 percent from the field and drained 15 of 26 from long range. Alice Lloyd (6-6) finished just 26.6 from the field and hit 7 of 34 from 3-point range.

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Marshall ripped off a 20-5 run to open a 40-19 first-half lead. The Thundering Herd extended the lead to 54-30 at halftime in a game that was never close.

Marshall controlled the paint, outscoring Alice Lloyd 56-20 and grabbing a 54-32 rebound advantage.

Tyler Rogers paced Alice Lloyd, scoring 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

MARSHALL 121, ALICE LLOYD 57

ALICE LLOYD (6-6)

Mitchell 1-8 2-2 5, Wilson 3-8 0-0 9, Rogers 5-7 3-4 13, Stamper 3-14 1-2 7, Stumbo 4-10 0-0 9, Hall 1-1 0-0 2, T. Brewer 1-3 0-0 2, J. Adkins 0-3 0-0 0, Shelley 0-2 0-0 0, Mills 0-4 0-0 0, Combs 0-1 0-0 0, Crawford 0-1 0-0 0, Malicoat 3-13 0-0 8, A. Brewer 0-4 2-4 2. Totals 21-79 8-12 57.

MARSHALL (5-6)

Canty 4-7 2-2 11, Thomas 7-8 2-4 19, Boykins 3-9 0-0 8, Goard 2-2 0-0 4, Taylor 10-13 5-6 25, Smith 8-12 0-0 18, McNair 0-1 4-5 4, Manning 3-5 2-2 11, Mbao 2-2 0-0 4, Loop 5-9 3-3 17. Totals 44-68 18-22 121.

Halftime—Marshall 54-30. 3-Point Goals—Alice Lloyd 7-34 (Wilson 3-8, Malicoat 2-7, Mitchell 1-3, Stumbo 1-6, Rogers 0-1, J. Adkins 0-1, Combs 0-1, Shelley 0-1, T. Brewer 0-1, Mills 0-2, Stamper 0-3), Marshall 15-26 (Loop 4-7, Thomas 3-3, Manning 3-5, Smith 2-3, Boykins 2-3, Canty 1-4, McNair 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Alice Lloyd 32 (T. Brewer, Stamper 5), Marshall 54 (Mbao 14). Assists—Alice Lloyd 14 (T. Brewer 4), Marshall 30 (Canty 14). Total Fouls—Alice Lloyd 19, Marshall 15. A—4,126.