From the start, the Blue Streaks put pressure on the Purple Raiders, forcing the visitors into 10 first half turnovers en route to building a 23-point halftime lead (50-27). Breaking out of a prolonged shooting slump, John Carroll made 19 of its 33 first half shot attempts (.576) in the first 20 minutes.
At one point in the opening half, Mount Union closed to within 24-18 on a Chris Switzer lay-up at the 7:24 mark. But JCU closed out the first half on a 26-9 run, and was never threatened in the second half.
For the game, the Blue Streaks caused 26 Purple Raider turnovers while only committing nine.
In snapping a two-game losing streak in which it was outscored by 38 points, John Carroll (10-6, 6-3 OAC) took out its frustrations by matching its largest margin of victory this season. Pete Moran led the way with 17 points and seven assists. He was joined in double figures by Chris Day and Derek Smith, each with 14 points, and John Curran with 12. JCU finished the game with a field goal percentage above 50 percent (38-71, .535) for the first first time at home since December 3 against Wilmington.
Mount Union (5-11, 4-5 OAC), which had its modest three-game winning streak halted this evening, got a game high 22 points from Switzer, who shot 9-14 from the field, and 3-6 from the arc. Kyle Karpinski (12) abd Josh Long (10) also scored in double figures for the Purple Raiders.
Mount Union vs John Carroll 01-18-06 7:30 pm at University Heights JOHN CARROLL 96, MOUNT UNION 66 MOUNT UNION (5-11, 4-5 OAC) Chris Switzer 9-14 1-2 22; Kyle Karpinski 4-10 4-6 12; Josh Long 3-5 4-4 10; Kyle Miller 3-4 2-2 9; LJ Helton 1-3 5-6 7; Eric Fender 1-3 1-2 3; Luke Conley 0-3 2-2 2; Clay Long 0-1 1-2 1; Wendell Bates 0-3 0-2 0. Totals 21-46 20-30 66. JOHN CARROLL (10-6, 6-3 OAC) Pete Moran 7-13 0-0 17; Derek Smith 7-9 0-0 14; Chris Day 4-6 6-7 14; John Curran 5-9 2-2 12; Demetrius Travis 4-10 1-2 9; Kyle Roggenburk 4-6 0-0 8; Justin Ragor 2-6 1-4 7; Ryan Riggs 2-2 0-0 4; Jon Franks 1-2 1-2 3; Joe Kimener 1-1 0-0 3; Luke Powers 0-1 2-2 2; Rory O'Neil 1-2 0-1 2; Tony DeMichele 0-2 1-2 1; Kevin Pap 0-1 0-0 0; Nick Haller 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-71 14-22 96. Mount Union................... 27 39 - 66 John Carroll.................. 50 46 - 96 3-point goals-Mount Union 4-11 (Chris Switzer 3-6; Kyle Miller 1-2; Eric Fender 0-1; Luke Conley 0-1; Kyle Karpinski 0-1), John Carroll 6-19 (Pete Moran 3-6; Justin Ragor 2-5; Joe Kimener 1-1; John Curran 0-3; Rory O'Neil 0-1; Tony DeMichele 0-1; Nick Haller 0-1; Chris Day 0-1). Fouled out--Mount Union-None, John Carroll-None. Rebounds-Mount Union 36 (Kyle Karpinski 7), John Carroll 34 (Jon Franks 6). Assists-Mount Union 9 (Kyle Miller 4), John Carroll 19 (Pete Moran 7). Total fouls-Mount Union 18, John Carroll 23. A-423