By Corey Kwok<\/p>\n
(La Salle) – Muir (5-2) held\u00a0La Salle (7-4) to eight points through the initial 14 minutes of play and continued to assert command through out en route to an easy 63-36 win over La Salle Monday night in the\u00a0La Salle-Temple City Holiday Classic.<\/p>\n
The Mustangs forced 25 turnovers, recorded 21 steals, and outrebounded the Lancers 39-27, handing them their third\u00a0straight loss.<\/p>\n
DeShawn Hayes led\u00a0all scorers with 23 points, going 10 for 14 from\u00a0the floor where he also racked up four blocks, a steal, and completed a double double with ten rebounds. Justin Knowles scored 8, dished five assists, and had 8 steals.<\/p>\n
Tevin Polk was the other Mustang in double figures with 11 points. Michael Cockrell featured his 8 with a pair of treys in the third quarter and also pulled down four rebounds.\u00a0Polk, Knowles, and Arlando Daniels also each\u00a0scooped up four boards. The Mustangs stretched a 23-8 run from early in the third to\u00a0midway through the fourth\u00a0to pull away. They led\u00a0by as much as 30 on several occasions to put it in the refrigerator.<\/p>\n
Turnovers and lack of offensive consistency in both midrange and perimeter did the Lancers in.\u00a0Their only lead (3-2) came\u00a0just a minute into the game on a three point play underneath by Gary Mkrtichyan who finished as the team’s leading scorer\u00a0with 13 points and 8 boards. Israel Lacy had four thefts<\/p>\n
Muir\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 63
\nLa Salle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 36<\/p>\n
M – Hayes 23, Polk 11, Knowles 8, Cockrell 8, Jelani Mitchell 6, Daniels 4, Maurice Ballard 2, Taturs Mayberry 1
\nLS – Mkrtichyan 13, Jeff Briegel 7, Lacy 4, Jake Stoddard 4, Taft Hulsey 3, Gary Goebel 2, Peter Nuguid 2, Marcus Tappan 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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