GRANVILLE, Ohio (December 14, 2022) – Playing in its final game before the holiday break, the Denison University men's basketball team sank 13 3-pointers and saw 12 players enter the scoring column en route to earning a 91-52 win in nonconference action over Kalamazoo College on Wednesday night inside Livingston Gymnasium.

It was the first game between Denison (5-5 overall) and Kalamazoo (1-6) since the 2011-12 season, and was the first ever win for the Big Red in six tries against the Hornets all-time.

The two teams came out firing with a combined eight made 3-pointers in the first nine minutes of the game, and then the Big Red took an eight-point lead (28-20) on a three by Will Hunter, their fifth 3-pointer of the first half, with six and a half minutes to go until halftime.

After that, a 3-pointer by Scotty Dean followed by a layup from Emmett Burnside gave Denison a double-digit lead at 35-25 with 3:13 left in the opening period, and then an and-one by Ricky Radtke 30 seconds later made it 38-26.

Then in the final minute of the first half, a layup by Tyler Miller followed by the third 3-pointer of the period by Dean just before the halftime buzzer sounded gave Denison a 15-point edge (43-28) at the intermission.

In all, Denison finished 7-for-14 from long range in the first half, and then after giving up a 3-pointer to start the second half, the Big Red went on a 22-4 run in the first eight minutes of the period to go ahead 65-32.

Darren Rubin accounted for eight points during that run while Miller had seven points as the Big Red made seven of their first nine shots of the second half while limiting Kalamazoo to only 1-for-10 shooting and five turnovers in the first seven minutes of the final period.

Miller and Dean both led Denison with 15 points as Miller finished 7-for-10 from the field and added six rebounds, two steals and two blocks while Dean was 5-for-7 from three.

Nick Heath added 10 points while Rubin had nine, and then Radtke, Burnside and Jack Vegter all finished with seven points while Radtke added eight rebounds and Burnside had six boards and matched Dre Rodgers with a game-high four assists.

After the break, Denison will return to action at the D3 Music City Classic to face off against No. 17 nationally-ranked Johns Hopkins University at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time / 6:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on Thursday, December 29.