Smith posts triple-double and the Skyhawks end losing streak

MONTREAT, N.C. (Jan. 22, 2022) – Point University men's basketball's seven-game losing streak ended Saturday afternoon with a dominating 87-59 victory over Appalachian Athletic Conference foe Montreat College.

The Skyhawks were initially scheduled to host Union College on Saturday, but due to COVID-19 protocols within the Union program, Point traveled to Montreat for the second half of its AAC series matchup with the Cavaliers. Point was originally scheduled to play Montreat on Tuesday, Feb. 1.

Game flow

Ray Reeves connected for the first four points of the game, earning Point the lead, which the Skyhawks would hold onto for the rest of the contest. Montreat cut Point's lead in half 4-2, but Point answered with a 15-2 run to jump ahead 19-4. The Skyhawks took its largest lead of the half at 21-points, following a layup from Jake Smith with 5:27 left and Point led 46-27 at the break.

In the second half, Point extended its lead out to 34 points following a layup from Corey Bowen (65-31), and the Cavs were unable to perform a comeback.

In the box

Jake Smith led the Skyhawks with a triple-double as he recorded a game-high 21 points, adding on 12 rebounds and 12 assists. Smith also finished with two steals and four blocks. Smith's triple-double is the first since Jamon Moore recorded one in 2018. Bowen recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, the 18th double-double of his career. Lorenzo Freeman Jr. rounded out the Skyhawks in the double-figure scoring column with 16 points, adding eight rebounds. Jack Gray finished with eight points going 2-for-2 from the 3-point arc, Gentrell Taylor and Reeves finished with seven points apiece, with Reeves recording nine boards and Taylor finishing with five.

Up next

After the victory, Point's record advances to 9-12 (5-10 AAC), and Montreat falls to 12-5 (10-4 AAC). The Skyhawks return to the court on Wednesday, Jan. 26, traveling to face in-state foe Reinhardt, at 7:30 p.m.