Marshall University Athletics
Friday, November 12
Huntington, W.Va.
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Men’s Basketball Downs Raiders in Home Opener
11/12/2021 10:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Six Marshall student-athletes score double-digit points
Box Score | D'Antoni Press Conference | Quotes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Despite trailing by eight points in the second half, the Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team (1-0) took its 2021-22 season opener over the Wright State Raiders (1-1), 96-88, on Friday night in the Cam Henderson Center.
"You know whoever scheduled this game first is nuts. That's a tough season opener," Marshall men's basketball head coach Dan D'Antoni said after the victory. "They have a very good team, I thought we fought hard. We really upped the defense at the end. Marko (Sarenac) and Obinna (Anochili-Killen) had some good blocks. Taevion (Kinsey) had a good performance."
Senior Taevion Kinsey led the Herd with 22 points, made all 14 of his free throw attempts and grabbed four rebounds.
Redshirt junior Andrew Taylor recorded a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 11 assists in the contest. The guard added a game-high three steals in the victory.
Freshman Aymeric Toussaint went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and went 3-for-4 from the charity stripe for 13 points in his MU debut.
Senior Darius George and sophomore Obinna Anochili-Killen each tallied 11 points and junior Goran Miladinovic added 10. Anochili-Killen brought down a team-high eight boards as George and Miladinovic had six.
Junior Marko Sarenac blocked a career-high four shots while scoring eight points.
Raiders forward Grant Basile led all scorers with 37 points as Tanner Holden scored 25 points and dished out four assists. Tim Finke had a game-high 11 rebounds.
Down 69-61 with 11:17 left in the game, Taylor kick started an 11-3 run as MU benefitted from a three by Miladinovic, a lay-in by Anochili-Killen, a basket and pair of free throws by Toussaint to tie the game, 72-72, just under four minutes later.
WSU answered with the next three points, but the Herd would not be denied as Anochili-Killen had five points, Kinsey four and Taylor two as part of an 11-2 run to give Marshall its first lead since 4:52 left in the first half with 3:45 left in the contest.
The Green and White used a pair of 4-0 runs and Kinsey made his final six free throws of the game in the final minute to finish off the Raiders.
NOTES
D'Antoni recorded the 129th win of his coaching career at Marshall.
Tonight marked the third time under D'Antoni that MU had six student-athletes score 10 or more points.
The victory marks the first time in the last two seasons the Herd came back when trailing with less than five minutes left in the game.
Kinsey reached double-figure scoring for the 35th consecutive game as he poured over 20 points into the basket for the 22nd time in his career.
Taylor's double-double was the fourth of his career with the 11 assists being a career-high, eclipsing his previous high of nine which he last recorded on Feb. 13, 2021, against Middle Tennessee.
Marshall dominated the glass, outrebounding Wright State 41-35.
UP NEXT
MU is back in action on Monday at 7 p.m. as it hosts Milligan at the Cam Henderson Center.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Despite trailing by eight points in the second half, the Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team (1-0) took its 2021-22 season opener over the Wright State Raiders (1-1), 96-88, on Friday night in the Cam Henderson Center.
"You know whoever scheduled this game first is nuts. That's a tough season opener," Marshall men's basketball head coach Dan D'Antoni said after the victory. "They have a very good team, I thought we fought hard. We really upped the defense at the end. Marko (Sarenac) and Obinna (Anochili-Killen) had some good blocks. Taevion (Kinsey) had a good performance."
Senior Taevion Kinsey led the Herd with 22 points, made all 14 of his free throw attempts and grabbed four rebounds.
Redshirt junior Andrew Taylor recorded a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 11 assists in the contest. The guard added a game-high three steals in the victory.
Freshman Aymeric Toussaint went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and went 3-for-4 from the charity stripe for 13 points in his MU debut.
Senior Darius George and sophomore Obinna Anochili-Killen each tallied 11 points and junior Goran Miladinovic added 10. Anochili-Killen brought down a team-high eight boards as George and Miladinovic had six.
Junior Marko Sarenac blocked a career-high four shots while scoring eight points.
Raiders forward Grant Basile led all scorers with 37 points as Tanner Holden scored 25 points and dished out four assists. Tim Finke had a game-high 11 rebounds.
Down 69-61 with 11:17 left in the game, Taylor kick started an 11-3 run as MU benefitted from a three by Miladinovic, a lay-in by Anochili-Killen, a basket and pair of free throws by Toussaint to tie the game, 72-72, just under four minutes later.
WSU answered with the next three points, but the Herd would not be denied as Anochili-Killen had five points, Kinsey four and Taylor two as part of an 11-2 run to give Marshall its first lead since 4:52 left in the first half with 3:45 left in the contest.
The Green and White used a pair of 4-0 runs and Kinsey made his final six free throws of the game in the final minute to finish off the Raiders.
NOTES
D'Antoni recorded the 129th win of his coaching career at Marshall.
Tonight marked the third time under D'Antoni that MU had six student-athletes score 10 or more points.
The victory marks the first time in the last two seasons the Herd came back when trailing with less than five minutes left in the game.
Kinsey reached double-figure scoring for the 35th consecutive game as he poured over 20 points into the basket for the 22nd time in his career.
Taylor's double-double was the fourth of his career with the 11 assists being a career-high, eclipsing his previous high of nine which he last recorded on Feb. 13, 2021, against Middle Tennessee.
Marshall dominated the glass, outrebounding Wright State 41-35.
UP NEXT
MU is back in action on Monday at 7 p.m. as it hosts Milligan at the Cam Henderson Center.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
Team Stats
WSU
Marsh
FG%
.433
.524
3FG%
.364
.308
FT%
.786
.815
RB
35
41
TO
17
21
STL
9
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
14
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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