The Basics
Score: #25 Morehouse 73 - Fisk 61
Record: MHC (1-0, 0-0 SIAC), FU (2-4)
Location: Forbes Arena - Atlanta, Ga.

ATLANTA, Ga. - The #25 ranked Morehouse College basketball team beat Fisk University, 73-61 in there season opener on Tuesday evening in Forbes Arena. The victory was also head coach Grady Brewer's 300th win of his career, which spans 20 years leading the program.

The Maroon Tigers start the season 1-0 while the Bulldogs fall to 2-4 on the season.


Turning Point
Down 33-32 with 18:03 remaining in the game the Maroon Tigers went on a 6-2 run to take the lead, and eventually grew the lead to 15 points when they led 66-51 with 5:56 remaining.

Individual Leaders
Michael Olmert (Atlanta, GA) was three assist shy of a triple-double as he finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven assist. Sophomore Xavier Brewer (Atlanta, GA) finished with s team-high 15 points and eight rebounds while Malik Kennedy (Toronto Ontario, CAN) had 14 points and freshman Demarcus Johnson (East Point, GA) finished with 10 points.

Addison Miller had a game-high 16 points for Fisk.

Inside the Box Score
> Morehouse shot 41.2 percent (28-of-68) from the field and 33.3 percent (8-of-24) from behind the arc
> Fisk was 21-of-54 (38.9 percent) from the floor and 7-of-29 (24.1 percent) from three point range
> The Maroon Tigers hauled down 51 rebounds, with 22 coming on the offensive end
> The Bulldogs pulled down 30 rebounds, 24 of them on the defensive end
> MHC recorded 40 bench points, and 11 points off turnovers
> FU forced 19 turnovers scoring 16 points off Morehouse miscues

Up Next
The Maroon Tigers return to action this Friday and Saturday, November 15th and 16th as they travel to Winston-Salem N.C. to play in the CIAA-SIAC Challenge hosted by Winston-Salem State University. Morehouse will take on Shaw University on Friday at 6 p.m. and WSSU on Saturday at 4 p.m.