MONROE — Logan Gilman scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds and Ricky Reeve added 14 points, five steals and four rebounds as the Mustangs won their fourth straight game with ease, 54-38, over Saydel in Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference play.
PCM (6-2, 5-1) led 14-3 after one and 24-6 at the break. Saydel outscored the Mustangs 32-30 in the final 16 minutes.
“It was a better first half than second half,” PCM coach Fred Lorensen said. “We guarded really well that first half. There was not much Saydel could do.”
Tyler Townsend scored nine points for the Mustangs, while Trey Lindsay dished out six assists as PCM overcame a 4-for-17 night from behind the 3-point line. The Mustangs did make 21-of-49 from the floor.
“We are getting better every night and are getting closer to where we want to be,” Lorensen said.
PCM 69, Knoxville 38
MONROE — The Mustangs tallied their fifth straight win Saturday when they pounded Knoxville in non-conference action.
One night after hitting just 1-of-9 from the floor, Lindsay drilled four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 25 points.
Lindsay pulled down seven rebounds, dished out four assists and had five steals, as well, as PCM improved to 6-2 on the year.
Lindsay now leads the entire state with 38 steals.
Gilman scored 17 points, grabbed eight boards and delivered four assists for the Mustangs, who led 23-10 after one quarter and 47-24 at halftime.
Reeve also finished in double-figures, scoring 10 points with six assists and six steals.
The Mustangs were 7-of-19 from long range overall and buried 8-of-12 from the line.
They had 15 steals and assisted on 19 of their 27 made buckets.
PCM returns to action on January 6 when it faces Nevada in Monroe at the back end of a girl-boy doubleheader that tips off at 6 p.m.