School single game assists record broken as Cougars shoot the lights out

WOW. The Cougars destroyed a solid Medford Tech team today 94-63. In the process, Seth Friedman set a school single game assists record of 20 assists as he closes in on the school's single season assist record.

After Tech scoring right with the Cougars at the beginning of the first quarter, the Cougars led by 14 at the end of the quarter 33-19. If you need a summary of this quarter let's just say I had to ask statistician Dillon Rosenblatt if the Cougars missed a shot. Marc Schlessel ended the quarter with 14 points and Ben Gerstein had 12.


The amazing shooting continued into the second quarter. The Cougars ended the half with a 54-28 lead. Schlessel had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Santo had 14 and 6. Friedman was well on his way to the school record with 12 assists at the half. The Cougars shot an astounding 12-17 from beyond the arc in the first half and 9-13 from two point range.


The game ended up as a complete blow-out as the Cougars cruised to a victory. Friedman recorded his 20th assist with about a minute left in the game as Andrew Nahum scored a three point basket.


Stats
Schlessel-33 points 11 reb 12-15 overall 9-12 from 3
Santo-24 points 19 reb
Gerstein-12 points on 4 threes 4 steals
Friedman-7 points 20 assists
Jake Gurkin-7 points
17-28 from 3 as a team on three pointers
31-59 53% overall shooting


Player(s) of the Game: Friedman and Schlessel. Even though Friedman set the school assists record in a single game, Schlessel shot brilliantly and helped East build the lead. 9-12 from the 3 is ridiculous. Friedman ascended to a new level in breaking the single-game record, which was previously held by Adam Schwartz who had 19 assists in 1991.