CALDWELL, Idaho – Seven College of Idaho players scored in double-figures as the Coyotes broke both their single-game scoring and scoring margin records in a 135-41 victory over Northwest Indian College in the nightcap of the 32nd Annual Taco Bell Shootout inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
The No. 3-ranked Coyotes (10-1) broke the school record of 132 points scored in a win over Warner Pacific during the 1990-91 season, with the 94-point margin of victory shattering the previous mark of 80 established in a 111-31 win over UC-Santa Cruz in the 1995-96 season.
The Yotes made 20 3-point baskets and forced 26 turnovers – outscoring the Eagles (0-9) 64-8 in the paint – and scoring the NWIC bench 85-0.
C of I opened the game on an 18-2 run over the first four minutes – as
Nate Bruneel had a 3-pointer, a 3-point play and a thunderous baseline dunk in the early surge. The Yotes would score 22-straight points midway through the period – including dunks on three-straight possessions by Bruneel – extended the margin to 68-16, with the hosts taking a 75-22 lead to the locker room.
The second half belonged to the Coyote bench – as
Jalen Galloway scored 17 of his game-high 32 points after the break. True freshman
Kamron Modrow scored 11; reserve guard
Daniel Webster scored a career-high 13 and
Jacob Russell added seven points and six boards. C of I closed the game on a 28-4 run over the last eight minutes – holding NWIC without a made field goal for a seven-minute stretch.
Bruneel had a season-high 22 points, converting 9-of-10 field goals and added five of the Yotes 18 steals. Galloway was 13-of-17 from the floor and had nine boards;
Matt Meyers logged his first double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds – adding a pair of 3-pointers – and
Gibson Berryhill scored 13 points and had five steals to pace the hosts.
Samuel Marqueda led the Eagles with 15 points and Jason Axtell scored 13 – with NWIC finishing just 14-of-54 from the floor and were outrebounded by C of I, 54-25.
C of I closes out tournament play tomorrow, meeting Montana Western at 7 p.m. Western dropped a tight 71-67 decision to Eastern Oregon in the early game – a game that featured 58 fouls and 72 free throw attempts.
NOTES: All 12 C of I players in uniform had at least two rebounds and one assist…the 52 made field goals was the fourth-highest total in school history, with the 20 made 3-pointers the fifth time the Yotes have made 20-or-more 3's in a game…the Coyotes had 36 assists on the 52 made field goals – the most assists in a game since 1991…the 75 first half points was a new school record, surpassing the 71 points C of I scored in the first half of a 117-45 win over Patten College in 1995 and last season's 130-67 win over NWIC.
