CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR DEC. 8, 2012
Calvin Men's Basketball Team Gains 103-62 Win at Finlandia
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 103, Finlandia 62
By Mitch Blankespoor
HANCOCK, Mich. – The Calvin College men’s basketball team made the nine-hour
drive to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to face the Lions in an in-region contest
Saturday afternoon. The Knights were victorious, defeating Finlandia 103-62 to
improve to 7-2 on the season.
Calvin jumped out to a 19-9 lead in the first seven minutes of the contest by
feeding the ball inside. Junior center Tyler Kruis (Grandville/Calvin
Christian) chipped in six points and junior forward Mickey De Vries
(Lansing/Lansing Christian) added four in the early going. The Lions cut the
deficit to single digits at the 7:53 mark of the first half on a layup from
sophomore forward Allante Denson (Detroit, Mich.).
Calvin outscored Finlandia by six points en route to a 43-27 halftime lead.
Calvin shot 51.4 percent from the field in the first half. Senior forward Tom
Snikkers (Hudsonville/Unity Christian) led the Knights with 12 points in the
first half. Kruis chipped in eight points. Sophomore Tyler Dykstra
(Holland/Holland Christian) had four points and five rebounds.
Calvin opened up its lead to 21 points three minutes into the second half.
Finlandia would not get closer. Calvin’s biggest lead came on a Dan Stout
(Escondido, Cal./Calvin Christian) with 23 seconds remaining in the game.
“We played very consistent throughout the entire game,” Calvin head coach
Kevin Vande Streek said after the match. “I also thought Tommy [Snikkers] had
a great game. He did everything we asked of him.”
Snikkers finished with a season-high 21 points to go along with seven rebounds
and seven assists. This moves Snikkers to 13th on Calvin’s all-time scoring
list with 1,150 points. Kruis finished with 20 points. Sophomore Jordan Brink
(Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) added 10 points.
Finlandia was led in defeat by junior Dominic Morrow (Taylor, Mich.) and
freshman Dylan Schroeder (Brimley, Mich.) with 13 and 12 points respectively.
Calvin will return to action December 28 and 29 when it travels to Elmhusrt,
Ill. The Knights will face Wabash and then either Elmhurst or Ripon on day two
of the tournament.
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