HANOVER, IN --Wabash got a 28-point performance from its bench Tuesday evening, thanks in part to a 24-point effort by Ahmoni Jones, to score a 79-69 victory at Hanover.

The Little Giants (3-0) had four players score in double figures, led by Jones, who had 24 points and eight rebounds. Edreece Redmond tacked on 15 points, and Vinny Buccilla helped out with 14 points. Sam Comer added 13 points. The victory avenged a two-point home loss to the Panthers (1-1) last year, one of only four losses for Wabash over the 2021-22 campaign.

Wabash dished out 14 assists while turning the ball over six times. Comer's six assists were the most for the Little Giants.

How It Happened
After falling behind 2-0, Wabash went on an 8-0 run with 17:47 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Comer, to take an 8-2 lead that Wabash would never relinquish.

The Little Giants stretched the lead to as many as 14 points with 3:44 remaining in the first half before settling for a 40-28 halftime advantage. Wabash relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down six shots to account for 18 of its 40 points.

Wabash kept its lead intact despite a charge by Hanover to cut the advantage to two points at 62-60 with 7:52 left to play. The Panthers matched baskets with Wabash to stay as close as 68-64. The Little Giants went on a 7-0 run, finished off by Jones' jumper, to grow the lead to 75-64 with 2:19 to go in the contest. Wabash held the double-digit advantage in the closing minutes to lock up the 79-69 win. The Little Giants got a boost from its bench in the final period, as non-starters accounted for 17 of its 39 total points.

Game Notes
» Sam Comer notched a double-double for the Little Giants with 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
» Wabash lit it up from three-point land, knocking down 11 treys in the game.
» Wabash never trailed in the second half on its way to victory.
» The Little Giants overcame a 16-shot differential at the free throw line favoring Hanover. Wabash connected on four of its six free throw attempts despite going 0-2 in the second half from the line. Hanover made 16-of-22 free throws while going 9-of-13 from the stripe in the second half.
» Wabash turned the ball over six times while dishing out 14 assists.
» Brice Gilman paced Hanover with 25 points. Jack Wininger and Ty Houston each scored 14 points.
» Wabash shot 32-of-64 from the field for 50 percent and hit 11-of-30 three-point tries for 36.7 percent shooting. Hanover finished 25-of-54 from the field (44.4 percent) and 5-of-13 from three-point range (38.5 percent).
» The Little Giants held the lead for 37:16 of the game. Hanover led for only 18 seconds at the start of the contest.
 
 
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