Owen Honroth netted 24 points for a new career high as the No. 5 Berry men's basketball team dominated Oglethorpe University 97-77 Wednesday night on the road in Southern Athletic Association play, completing a perfect SAA regular season slate.
Berry (23-2, 14-0 SAA) opened the game by putting the first five points on the board as they continued to stretch the lead throughout the entire game. Within the first seven minutes, the Vikings were up by double-figures after a
Michael Johnson lay-up made it 20-10. The Vikings continued to grow the lead throughout the first 20 minutes when Honroth took the advantage to 15 as he drained a three-pointer with 3:34 remaining. Just before the first half buzzer, Honroth made another shot outside the arc to bring the score to 49-33.
Stretching the lead in the second half, the Vikings went on a 15-3 run started by a shot outside the arc from
Jake Craft to bring the score to 79-52.
JT Fulkrod drove in a layup with 2:12 remaining in the game to close the scoring for Berry.
With the Vikings holding a consistent advantage throughout the entire game, the biggest lead was in the second half at 30 points over the Stormy Petrels (10-15, 5-9 SAA).
The Vikings had a phenomenal offensive game with five players scoring in the double-figures. Behind Honroth was
Michael Johnson with 15, Craft with 13,
Blake Campbell with 12, and
Braxton Benham with 10. Campbell also dished out a game-high seven assists.
The Vikings will be back at home Sunday afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the SAA Championship against Centre at a time to be announced.