King sparks No.4 Eagles by Southwestern
Noah King canned four 3-pointers and scored 17 points Saturday as the fourth-ranked Kirkwood Eagles topped Southwestern, 66-61, in an ICCAC conference game at Johnson Hall.
The Eagles raised their records to 4-2 overall and 4-2 in the league.
Corvon Seales scored 14 points for Kirkwood. Caleb Delzell finished with eight points and eight rebounds. Blake Brinkmeyer grabbed seven rebounds for the Eagles.
Kirkwood's biggest lead was a 10-point advantage late in the first half. The Eagles outscored Southwestern at the foul line, 24-10.
James Kelley scored a game-high 19 points for Southwestern (3-3, 3-3).
SOUTHWESTERN (61): Nate Duckworth 3 1-2 8, Joe Kearney 3 0-0 6, Donzell Johnson 4 1-3 11, Justin Graham 2 0-4 4, James Kelley 6 6-9 19, Qushawn Wells 0 0-0 0, AJ Lacabe 0 0-0 0, Demarious Carey 3 0-0 7, Manyiel Wugol 0 0-0 0, Emmanuel Nwaneri 2 2-2 6, Kolten Riggs 0 0-0 0, Chris Blair 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 10-20 61.
KIRKWOOD (66): Noah King 6 1-2 17, Chris Burnell 3 2-2 9, Corvon Seales 3 7-7 14, Blake Brinkmeyer 2 1-3 5, Blessin Kimble 0 1-2 1, Caleb Delzell 2 4-4 8, Da'Quavion Walker 0 0-0 0, Joich Gong 2 3-4 7, Dante Eldridge 0 1-2 1, Jaden Keller 0 4-8 4. Totals 18 24-34 66.
Halftime - Kirkwood 31, Southwestern 23. 3-point goals - Southwestern 5 (Johnson 2, Duckworth 1, Kelley 1, Carey 1), Kirkwood 6 (King 4, Burnell 1, Corvon Seales 1).
