Parker Leads Pilots Past Paul Quinn
January 21, 2012
SHREVEPORT, La. - When the basketball is in Derrick Parker's hands usually good things happen and that was certainly the case Saturday night at The Dock as he recorded a triple-double as the Pilots routed the Paul Quinn Tigers 79-59 in Red River Athletic Conference play.Parker set a new single-game LSUS record for most blocks in a game as he finished with 10 and gathered as many rebounds to accompany 16 points. He neared the record early with seven first-half blocks, six of which came in the first seven minutes of the game. The previous record of nine had been reached twice in the previous years as Jamon Morris did it back in 2007 equaling the performance of Derrick Hill from 2004. As a team the Pilots also topped their old mark of 12 blocks, which was accomplished against ETBU back in 2004, with 13 tonight as Isiah Bazile had two and Greg Shyne one in addition to Parker's record setting night.
LSUS (10-6, 8-3 RRAC) picked up their seventh win in their last eight games to make it two straight.
The Pilots started the game off hot taking advantage of a struggling Paul Quinn who couldn't buy a bucket. LSUS scored the game's first nine points as they started with a 21-3 run in the first nine minutes to take a commanding lead. The only three points scored during the run for the visitors came on a possession in which Parker rejected two consecutive shots and then a three pointer was hit by Marquest Watson who gathered the wild rebound.
Parker's two point jumper with 14:11 to play in the first half gave the Pilots a double-digit lead for good as they led by as much as 22 in the first half and as much as 24 in the second. The Pilots shot 52% from the floor as they saw scoring from 10 different players.
Greg Shyne led all scorers with 21 quite points as his effort was overshadowed by the hype of Parker's chase at history. Shyne was three of four from downtown and overall nine of 14 from the field.
Paul Quinn (4-12, 3-8 RRAC) had only one in double figures as Reginald Hill led the team with 15 points off the bench as the Tigers bench outscored their starters 33-26.
The Pilots took the edge on the boards collecting 40 compared to 37 for the Tigers who gathered 16 offensive rebounds.
Cody Walker had a game-high seven assists while Parker had five and Isiah Bazile four.
The next contest for the Pilots will be on Monday, Jan. 23, at The Dock as they take on Huston-Tillotson at 7:30 p.m. The Pilots took the first game 73-55 earlier this season in Austin.
