Box Score WINONA, Minn. - A monumental momentum change turned an early advantage for the University of Mary men's basketball team to a runaway rout for Winona State University. Still looking for their first road win ever against the Warriors, the Marauders fell 94-68.
 
U-Mary has lost all 10 of its visits to McCown Gym.
 
Behind a 16-2 run that featured four 3-pointers from four different players, the Marauders (4-11 overall, 2-9 Northern Sun) jumped out to a 20-9 lead. The tide soon turned as the Warriors (8-7, 5-6) posted runs of 14 points and 13 points to enter intermission leading 42-29.
 
Treys by Luke Scott and Damonta Henry both pulled the Marauders within 11 points in the second half but U-Mary could never get within single digits.
 
Scott was tremendous behind the arc for the Marauders, knocking down 4-of-5 trey attempts on his way to a career-high 12 points. The sophomore guard also had two assists.
 
Jaycob Velasco was the only other U-Mary player in double digits, hitting two treys and all four free throws to total 10 points. Germain Decoste added nine points and four rebounds while Marquealis Edwards chipped in seven points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
 
Cory Jeffs came off the bench to score a game-high 20 points for the Warriors. Conrad Masberg had 17 points, Riley Bambenek 14 and Tim Wagner 13. Masberg also had five rebounds, four steals and three assists and made all three 3-point attempts.
 
Facing one of the top defensive teams in the Northern Sun, U-Mary converted just 42.6 percent of its field goal attempts. The Marauders shot better overall behind the arc, making 44.4 percent (12-of-27). In contrast, the Warriors connected on 55.7 percent of their shots, including a spectacular 56.5 percent (13-of-23) mark on treys.
 
Stellar all season protecting the ball, the Marauders committed 16 turnovers, resulting in the Warriors holding a 26-7 edge in points off turnovers. U-Mary was 14^th nationally in turnovers with 10.8/game.
 
The Marauders conclude their longest conference road trip of the season at Upper Iowa University on Saturday, Jan. 17.
 
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