DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The University of North Georgia men's basketball team opened up its 2016-17 home slate on the right foot Tuesday evening, beating the Bruins of Bob Jones, 93-64, with four Nighthawks hitting double digit scoring totals on the night. UNG improves to 2-1 on the year with the victory.
 
Marshall Riddle got BJU off to a fast start in the first half draining a three-pointer just 20 seconds into the game. The Bruins held the lead from that point up until the 14:03 mark when a Juan Rivas three tied the game at 14-14. North Georgia closed out the half strong with a 20-point advantage in the final 14 minutes of the half to enter halftime with a 49-29 lead.
 
The Bruins would pull within single digits twice in the second half put ultimately the Nighthawks proved to be too strong picking up the 93-64 win with a dominant performance in the closing 10 minutes of play.
 
NOTES
- Sean Brennan, Tyler Dominy, and Ebo Smith led UNG in scoring with 18 points each. Dominy led the effort off the glass with nine rebounds on the night, just one board shy of a double-double.
 
- The Nighthawks will nearly flawless from the charity stripe, shooting 16-17 on free-throws, 94.1%.
 
- The victory is the first for UNG over Bob Jones. The Bruins took the first game in the all-time series, 85-69, last year.
 
STAT OF THE NIGHT
33 – The Nighthawks scored 33 points off of turnovers in the contest compared to just eight by Bob Jones.
 
NEXT UP
North Georgia will welcome Clark Atlanta to Memorial Hall on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.