Wofford's Isaiah Bigelow
John Byrum
Wofford's Isaiah Bigelow

Men's Basketball

Wofford gets hot from 3 in win over North Greenville

Terriers hit program-record 19 3-pointers

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford men's basketball team knocked down a program-record 19 shots from 3-point range and freshman Isaiah Bigelow scored a career-high 28 points as the Terriers capped off their three-game homestand with a 112-66 win over North Greenville University at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium on Friday night.

The Terriers, who shot 66.1 percent from the floor and 59.4 percent from 3-point range (19-for-32), set season highs in made field goals (39-for-59), field-goal percentage, assists (27) and steals (10).

A total of six Wofford players scored in double figures for the first time since 2016 (UVA Wise), as Wofford eclipsed 100 points for the first time since its overtime victory against Samford (1/24/19) last season. Tray Hollowell tied his career high with 17 points, while Messiah Jones scored 17, Nathan Hoover had 14 and both Chevez Goodwin and Donovan Theme-Love scored 11.

Getting his first start in place of Storm Murphy (day-to-day), Hollowell came out firing, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers to give Wofford a 13-6 lead just four minutes into the contest. Theme-Love stepped in off the bench, scoring five points and feeding Jones to make the score 20-11.

Goodwin began to get into the mix scoring in the lane and feeding Jones to push the lead to 13. The Terriers continued to move the ball, setting up Bigelow, who was 9-for-11 from the field, and Hollowell each for a pair of treys that made the advantage 23, taking a 64-31 lead into half.

Hoover was locked in to start the second, scoring the first nine points for Wofford. Jones swiped his fourth steal of the game and scored a pair of layups as the Terriers went ahead 78-44. From here, Bigelow, who went 7-for-8 from downtown, took over the half, knocking down four 3-pointers in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

Ryan Larson would knock down Wofford's 18th 3 of the night with just under three minutes to play, with Zion Richardson connecting on the program-record 19th made trey at the two-minute mark.

Extending its win streak to four, Wofford now sits at 6-4 on the season, traveling to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for a matchup with the North Carolina Tar Heels (No. 17/16) on Sunday at 4 p.m. The game can be seen on the ACC Network and heard on the Learfield IMG Radio Network.