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The #RV HU men’s basketball team held Rochester Christian University to 23 second-half points to cruise to an 82–57 victory Wednesday night at Platt Arena. The Foresters (5–1) recorded their third consecutive win, while the Warriors dropped to 1–3 on the season with all three losses coming against Crossroads League competition.

The contest was the first meeting between the two programs since November 2013, when Huntington secured a 66–53 win.

Huntington set an energetic tone early as Landon Biegel brought the Platt Arena crowd to its feet with a highlight-reel fastbreak dunk just two minutes into the contest. Shortly after, junior guard Taden Metzger provided instant offense off the bench, knocking down all five of his three-pointers in just seven first-half minutes to fuel HU’s perimeter attack. Behind Metzger’s 15 first-half points, the Foresters built a 41–34 cushion entering the locker room.

At intermission, Coach Jauch’s message to his squad was clear: play defense. Huntington responded emphatically in the second half, putting on a defensive clinic by limiting Rochester Christian to 28.1% shooting (9-of-32) and holding them scoreless from beyond the arc (0-of-7) over the final 20 minutes. Huntington expanded its lead to as many as 30 points as every Forester enjoyed time on the hardwood.

Huntington connected on 43.7% (31-of-71) of its field goals and forced 11 turnovers while converting them into 15 points. Four Foresters reached double figures, led by Metzger’s game-high and career-tying 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from long distance.

Miles Good scored 11 points and dished out a game-high six assists, while Keaton Lawson and Cade Brenner added 10 points apiece. Biegel chipped in nine points and five rebounds, and Treigh Schelsky provided eight points off the bench. Landon Richmond hauled in a team-high six rebounds to lead HU on the glass.

Rochester Christian was led by Dustin Farrow, who recorded 13 points and a game-high eight rebounds, while Lucas Brannen added nine points off the bench.

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Huntington travels to Grand Rapids on Saturday to take on Cornerstone at 3:00 p.m.