Bearcats Hit Century Mark To Slay Knights In Double Overtime

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Rust College men's basketball program hit the 100-point plateau for the first time in over a calendar year, December 2, 2022 versus Crowley's Ridge, as they took down SUNO and the continuous GCAC Player of the Week Jamal Gibson in an epic double overtime thriller, 100-98.

The Basics: 

• Score (2 OT)
• • Rust – 100
  • SUNO – 98

• Records
• • Rust (5-5, 2-2 Gulf Coast)
  • SUNO (1-14, 1-4 Gulf coast)

• Location
• • New Orleans, Louisiana – The Castle

• Series History (Since 2021-22)
• • Rust Leads 3-0 (100%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2021-22)
• • Rust (W3) | SUNO's Last Win: N/A

Rust Top Performers:

• Christopher Hood was a man of many talents, dropping 16 points on 7-of-12 (58.3%) in addition to a team-high six assists and eight rebounds

• Jordin Jackson led the scoring charge with a Bearcat-best 19 points as well as a half-dozen dimes plus four boards.

• Bryson Wooten cashed in a near double-double for the evening, pouring in 15 points and a team-most nine rebounds.

• Other notables were Jalin Thomas with 16 points and five assists, Khalil Brown's 13 points and Xavier Evans' 11 points on top of a contest-high four steals.

Next:

• Head Coach Howard White Jr.'s squad will make its next stop in Fairfield, Alabama for a New Year's Eve Eve tilt at NCAA Division II's Miles college before returning to GCACtion on January 4 at Wiley University.