RICHMOND, Indiana – A pair of torrid 3-point shooting performances from seniors Chainey Zolman and Blake Bonin led Earlham College men's basketball to a 91-77 victory over visiting Kalamazoo College, in a mid-afternoon non-conference matchup on Tuesday at the Druley Performance Gym.

The win was Earlham's first victory over Kalamazoo since a 66-63 triumph back in the 1960-61 season. The Quakers had lost 10 straight during that span heading into today's game.

THE BASICS

Final Score:  Earlham 91, Kalamazoo 77
Location: Richmond, Indiana – Druley Performance Gym
Records: Earlham 5-4 / Kalamazoo 3-7

THE SHORT STORY

Earlham's hot shooting performance vaulted the Quakers into an early double-digit lead, getting a 12-point advantage, 19-7, over the Hornets as early as the 12:24 mark of the first half following a Zolman trey. A 6-0 run for K-zoo in the waning minutes of the opening frame briefly cut the margin to five points, 35-30, but a 3-pointer from Bonin with 26 seconds showing on the first half game clock sent the teams into the locker room with the Quakers in front, 40-32.

Kalamazoo chased down Earlham early in the second half, eventually tying the game at 47-47 on a layup from Thomas Cook. The Hornets built on that momentum and eventually led by eight points, 63-55, at the 10:28 mark of the second half.

Earlham rallied to outscore Kalamazoo 11-4 over the next three minutes. Trailing 67-66 with 7:04 to play in the game, a 12-0 run from the Quakers gave Earlham command of the game at 78-67 with 3:46 remaining. Zolman accounted for eight points during Earlham's decisive surge, including a pair of 3-pointers.

The Maroon and White led comfortably the rest of the way and cruised to the win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Chainey Zolman finished with a career-high 29 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor with a 6-of-7 mark from 3-point range. He was 9-of-10 at the free-throw line.

Blake Bonin was not far off Zolman's pace with 23 points and was 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. He finished the night 8-of-13 from the floor.

Senior Kenneth Stalling Jr. charted 18 points on the day with an 8-of-10 effort from the floor. The 18 points were Stalling's best scoring effort of the season and was just three points off his career-high.

First-year AJ White added 10 points off the bench, with 2-of-5 shooting from the field, one 3-pointer, and a 5-for-6 ledger at the charity stripe.

The Quakers matched a season-high with 22 assists on their 28 field goals made. The 12 turnovers were the second-fewest in a win this season. Earlham's 14 3-point field goals were the second-most this season, and the Quakers' .560 field goal percentage (28-50) was a season-high.

Kalamazoo finished with four players in double figures, led by Tanner Blyly with 22 points, nine assists, and six rebounds. Reiter tallied 19 points, while Tre Humes and Cook each notched 10 points.

The Hornets outrebounded the Quakers, 36-17. The 17 boards by the Maroon and White were the fewest since a home loss to Defiance during the 2016-17 season.

WHAT'S NEXT

Earlham men's basketball continues its homestand on Saturday, Dec. 21, when the Quakers host in-state rival DePauw University in the Maroon and White's final non-conference game of the season. Tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m.