RV TIGERS CRUISED PAST THE LYNX IN CCAC OPENER

LINCOLN, Ill. – The RV Olivet Nazarene University men's basketball team earned a 78-45, victory over the Lincoln College Lynx at the Lincoln Center on Wednesday night.

Alex Gross and Barik Olden marked the first points for the Tigers as they led early, 4-0.  After the Lynx made a three, Cade Chitty sparked a 12-0 run to make the score 16-3.  The Tigers kept up the pace the duration of the first half.  The Tigers saw production from Griffin Andricks and Jake Brown as well as Caleb Swearingen as ONU led 32-15 with about three minutes left in the half.  Gross and Olden scored the final points of the half for the Tigers as they took a 19-point lead going into the half. 

Halftime: RV Olivet Nazarene 36, Lincoln 17

Gross, Olden, and Chitty combined for the first eight ONU points in the second half.  ONU led, 44-22, early in the second half.  With under eight minutes left, Olden scored the next eight points of the game, which extended the Tiger lead to 62-33. 

Olden, Gross, and Andricks produced the offense ,down the stretch, as the Tigers allowed the fewest points in a game since 2015, as they downed the Lynx, 78-45. 

GAME VITALS

Final: RV Olivet Nazarene 78, Lincoln 45

Records: RV Olivet Nazarene: 4-1 (1-0 CCAC) | Lincoln: 0-6 (0-1 CCAC)

Location: Lincoln Center | Lincoln College | Lincoln, Ill.

QUICK HITS

• Gross led the Tigers with his fourth double-double of the season tallying 22 points and 15 rebounds.
• Olden scored 13 second half points and finished with a career-high 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting. 
• Chitty followed with 14 points. 
• Tyler Schmidt followed Gross with seven boards.
• The Tigers held the Lynx to 29% shooting from the field. 

WHAT'S NEXT?

The RV Tigers return home from their four-game road trip hosting the Cardinal Stritch University Wolves on Saturday, November 13.  Tipoff at the Ralph 'Tres' Hodge Court inside McHie Arena is set for 3 p.m.

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*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu