Basketball player scores 138 points in one game

Frank Selvy is the only other player to reach triple figures, scoring points for Division I Furman against Newberry in Taylor said he entered the locker room at halftime under the assumption he'd racked up 30 points in the first half.

But when head coach David Arseneault whipped out the first-half stat sheet, he realized he was mistaken. By the end of the night, Taylor was for for from the 3-point line and he'd established a new collegiate record. Before his squad took the floor Tuesday night, Taylor met with a few teammates for a pregame devotional.

It was the first time that Taylor, a sophomore at the Division III school, had ever read Bible verses with other players prior to tipoff. Taylor wasn't the only star of the game. Faith Baptist Bible's David Larson scored 70 points for But the two didn't discuss their parallel shooting success during the game, Taylor said.

He said he liked Arseneault's system. Before Tuesday's mind-boggling performance, Taylor said he worked on his shot more than he had in the past. On Sunday and Monday, Taylor said, he took a "couple " shots before practice. Taylor had made just 11 of 41 shots entering Tuesday's game, struggles that inspired those extra reps.

Lentsch scored seven against Faith Baptist Bible. Grinnell plays an up-tempo style they call the System that features lots of pressing and trapping in the backcourt, but if the press is broken, they will give up a layup in order to get the ball back.

On the other end, their goal is to put up a three as quickly as possible and crash the boards for the offensive rebound if missed.

However, Grinnell traditionally subs players in and out in waves, with no player playing more than around 20 minutes. That did not happen tonight, or on the night in which Lentsch scored his 89 points, as the offense was clearly altered to favor a particular player.

Most of my shots were off the dribble, in isolation, from the perimeter, and that's kind of my game, working off the dribble," Taylor told ESPN. I appreciate their unselfishness. Video Live stats Box Score. Faith Baptist Bible. Game Leaders Faith Baptist Bible. Pts: David Larson - Reb: Tyler Betz - Actions Facebook Tweet Email. Division-III basketball player scores points in one game. By: Matt Knight.

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