The Basics
Score: #7 Morehouse 84 - Paine College 61
Record: MHC (13-1, 7-1 SIAC), PC (3-12, 2-6 SIAC)
Location: HEAL Complex - Augusta, Ga.

AUGUSTA, Ga. - The #7 ranked Morehouse College basketball team won its 9th straight game as Omar Alston led the Maroon Tigers with a triple-double in a 84-61 rout of eastern division foe Paine College on Saturday afternoon in Augusta, Georgia.

MHC got off to a hot start in first half as they led 11-0 in the first two minutes and 20-4 by the first media timeout. The blistering shooting included hitting on 10 of their first 11 shots allowing Morehouse to take a commanding 48-32 lead into the half.

Morehouse continued their dominance in the second half as they led by 19 points midway through the second stanza at 69-50 before winning by a 23 point margin, 84-61.

Turning Point
After Paine cut a 19 point deficit to just seven points (54-47) with 13:20 remaining in the game, Morehouse went on a 9-0 run in the next two minutes extending their lead to 63-47 and never looked back.

Individual Leaders
Senior forward Omar Alston (Waldorf, MD) had a career night as he finished with a triple-double, 18 rebounds, 13 points and 11 assist in the win. Junior guard Robert Andrews (Detroit, MI) shot 6-of-8 for a team-high 18 points and two rebounds including shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from behind the arc in the first half. Senior Guard Micheal Olmert (Atlanta, GA) finished with a double-double as he had game-high 13 assist and 11 points.

Inside the Box Score
> Morehouse shot 53.6 percent (30-of-56) from the field and 58.8 percent (7-of-13) from behind the arc
> Paine was 24-of-54 (44.4 percent) from the floor and 6-of-17 (35.3 percent) from the foul line
> The Maroon Tigers hauled down 36 rebounds, with 13 coming on the offensive end
> The Lions pulled down 25 rebounds, 16 of them on the defensive end
> MHC finished with 36 points in the paint, and 26 points off turnovers
> PC recorded nine bench points, 14 points off turnovers, and nine second chance points

Up Next
The Maroon Tigers return to action on Monday, Jan. 14, as they travel to Columbia, S.C. to take on the Tigers of Benedict College in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. Tip is set for 7 p.m. ET