NEW YORK – The Amherst College men's basketball team made 17 three-pointers and rolled to a 90-29 win over Pratt Institute on Sunday afternoon at the Pratt ARC. Senior captains Grant Robinson and Tim McCarthy and first-year guard C.J. Mitchell each scored a game-high 12 points for the Mammoths.

The Mammoths (11-6) went on a 23-0 run that spanned halftime and handed the third straight loss to the Cannoneers (4-11), who are in their third and final year as a provisional member of the NCAA as they transition to Division III membership from the USCAA.

The Mammoths are back in action on Friday (Jan. 28) at 7 p.m., visiting 15th-ranked Wesleyan for a NESCAC and Little Three clash.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

* The Mammoths were in control from the jump, opening the scoring on three-pointers from first-year forward Noah Helmke and Mitchell in building an 8-0 lead.

* An 11-0 run capped by a Mitchell three put the Mammoths up by 22 midway through the first half.

* Sophomore forward Dan Schlakman scored back-to-back baskets on eventful possessions to kick off a 23-0 run that spanned halftime. Schlakman scored as he was being fouled for an and-one opportunity, then came up with a steal on the next possession that he finished off with a dunk.

* The Mammoths led at the half by a 46-13 margin as McCarthy and Mitchell hit threes to cap the scoring in the first and Amherst didn't allow a basket for the first five minutes of the second half, resulting in a 59-13 lead.

* Consecutive three-pointers from Robinson, senior guard Devonn Allen, first-year guard Canin Reynolds and senior captain Garrett Day kicked off another 18-0 run that pushed the lead past 60 points and junior center Isa Maguire closed the Amherst scoring with a dunk to put 90 points on the board for the Mammoths.



BY THE NUMBERS

* The Mammoths shot 44 percent from the field (34-of-77) and 37 percent from beyond the arc (17-of-46). Amherst's 17 three-pointers were the most in a game for Amherst since December 2015. The Cannoneers were held to 23 percent (12-of-52) from the floor and 15 percent (3-of-20) from beyond the arc.

* Pratt's 29 points were the fewest allowed by the Mammoths in a game in at least 40 years.

* Mitchell's 12 points and four assists were both career highs. Helmke scored 10 points for the second game in a row to match his career high.

* Sophomore guard Mohammed Alausa tallied a career-best three blocks to go with eight points on 4-of-7 shooting.

* Junior center Michael Schretter had his fourth perfect shooting game of the season, going 2-of-2 from the field and 2-of-2 from the line for six points.

* First-year forward Ryker Vance led the Mammoths with eight rebounds and first-year center Will Scherer came up with two steals for the second time this season.

THAT NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR

The Pratt name that graces several facilities at Amherst comes from the same family for whom Pratt Institute is named. Pratt Institute was founded by and named for industrialist Charles Pratt. His six sons all graduated from Amherst in the late 19th century, including Harold Pratt, for whom Pratt Pool is named, and Frederic Pratt, the namesake of Pratt Field who went on to become the third president of Pratt Institute where he served for 44 years and was the guiding force in the institution's early history.