The Mason County Royals shot 62.3% from the field and beat the Elliott County Lions 90-61 tonight at The Fieldhouse. Darius Miller had a double-double with 29 points and 15 rebounds and Russ Middleton scored a career-high 27 points. Miller was 13-of-17 from the field, including 2-of-3 on three-pointers. Middleton was 11-of-17 from the field, including 5-of-8 from three-point range. Trevor Setty added 15 points. Elliott County junior Jonathon Ferguson, the state's leading scorer, hit six three-pointers and matched his season average with 27 points. Elliott County, the top scoring team in the state, was held 26 points under its season average. The Lions made the same number of free throws as field goals (18). Mason County's biggest lead was 34 points (88-54).
MC FG 62.3% 3 PT FG 44% FT 100% REB 41 TO 16
EC FG 31% 3 PT FG 26.9% FT 78.3% REB 24 TO 10
MC (25-3) Middleton 27, Downing 4, Miller 29, Setty 15, King 9, Tolle 2, Pawsat 2, Gilbert 2
EC (20-3) Et. Faulkner 11, Ev. Faulkner 6, C. Knipp 5, Ferguson 27, T. Knipp 10, Maynard 2
MC 26 22 19 23-90
EC 16 13 18 14-61
Notes:
- Darius Miller moved past Deron Feldhaus into fourth place on the Royals' all-time scoring list. Miller has 1,958 career points.
- The win was Chris O'Hearn's 100th as coach at Mason County.
- Kentucky Coach Billy Gillispie attended the game and sat on the stage.
- Mason County's three McDonald's All-American nominees-Darius Miller, Trevor Setty and De'Sarae Chambers-were recognized in a pre-game ceremony.
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