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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

Daniel Kiesling
Austin Coffey
Daniel Kiesling had 16 points for ERAU
56
Saint Leo SLM 15-9
96
Winner Embry-Riddle ERAUM 13-9
Saint Leo SLM
15-9
56
Final
96
Embry-Riddle ERAUM
13-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Leo SLM 27 29 56
Embry-Riddle ERAUM 48 48 96

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Ryan Mosher | @ryan_mosher

@ERAUMBasketball Blasts Visiting Lions, 96-56

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Embry-Riddle men's basketball team got its 13th win of the 2015-16 season in impressive fashion, blowing past Saint Leo, 96-56 at the ICI Center. The Eagles (13-9) never trailed in the game and got some revenge from a 99-92 loss to SLU (15-9) earlier in the season. The Blue and Gold had six playters score in double-figures, while holding the Lions to just 32 percent from the field and 0-for-21 from three-point range, but hitting 17 treys of its own en route to the rout.

Ognjen Miljkovic, who finished with a game-high 16 points, made two free throws to open the scoring and the hosts never looked back, blitzing the Lions with a 12-0 lead at the 15:18 mark following a Dillon Graham three, and eventually pushing the cushion to 22-6 on a Miljkovic layup with 12 minutes left in the half.

The visitors never got closer than 14 after a Marcus Dewberry layup with 10 minutes to go, while the Eagles connected on 47 percent of their shots from the field, including a 7-for-15 effort from deep. ERAU also went 11-for-14 from the charity stripe in the opening period.

Dalton Barnes led all scorers at the break with 14 points to go along with five boards, while Miljkovic added nine points and Graham chipped in eight.

The second half was more of the same for both teams as Daniel Kiesling began things in the final stanza with a triple off a Miljkovic assist and the advantage grew to 29 a few minutes later when Reed Ridder's three found the bottom of the net at the 15:49 mark, making it 62-33 in favor of ERAU.

Ridder, who scored all of his 15 points in the second half, made five threes in the last period, including one that made it 80-48 with under eight minutes to go.

The final five minutes belonged to both benches, and Brian Johnson provided the highlight of the night with a ferocious dunk off an in-bounds play, putting the Eagle lead at 86-50 with 5:06 left in the game.

Skyler Hogan finished the night with a double-double, and recorded the final points of the contest with a layup off an Eddie Gray assist to account for the 96-56 final.

The Eagles shot 44 percent from the floor and 52 percent from deep, outrebounding the Lions 52-35. Miljkovic and Kiesling each had 16 points, while Ridder went for 15, Barnes had 14 and Hogan accounted for 13 points. Graham scored 10 points while Johnson finished with a career-high nine. Hogan had 11 boards for game-high honors, while Miljkovic grabbed nine and Kiesling eight. Barnes added six assists, five rebounds and a steal to his stat sheet, and Ridder dished out five assists.

Embry-Riddle will host Nova Southeastern on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the ICI Center.

 
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