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GALLERY
D-III hoops team scores 201 points
UNION-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
December 3, 2006
The Lincoln University men's basketball team from Lincoln, Pa., had a record-breaking performance yesterday.
The Lions beat Ohio State-Marion 201-78 in Salem, W.Va., setting several Division III scoring records in the process.
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Big number
90,266
Rose Bowl crowd, which watched UCLA upset USC 13-9.
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Lincoln (5-1) set the D-III record for points in a game and points in a half with 104 in the second.
Senior guard Sami Wylie set the school record with 69 points and the D-III record with 21 three-pointers. Six other Lions hit double figures in scoring.
“I never saw anything like this before,” Lincoln coach Garfield Yuille said. “When it was happening, I couldn't believe it – we couldn't miss. Our offense is an up-tempo style, and we press the whole game. We had 48 steals and we're up and down the court. We just kept scoring and Wylie was on fire. Wylie had 21 threes in 24 minutes.”
Five Division III team records fell: points scored in a half – as Lincoln led 97-44 at intermission, largest margin of victory (123), shots made (79) and shots taken (141).
The previous Division III record for points in a game was 172, set by Redlands against La Verne University on Jan. 6, 2005. Redlands also held the halftime record, which was 93 points in the same game.
Said Wylie: “I looked at the scoreboard after the game, and I didn't believe it. I called people back home (South Philadelphia) and told them, and they couldn't believe it.”
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Trivia answer
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