Marshall won the last time they faced Hannibal, and Deacon Arends did his part to make sure it happened again. The Marshall Owls walked away with a 68-59 win over the Hannibal Pirates on Friday thanks in part to Arends, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and ten boards. He also posted four blocks, which is notable because Marshall is 3-1 when he posts at least three blocks, but 7-11 otherwise.
Chase Thompson
| 02/14/25 vs Hannibal | 57% |
| 02/10/25 @ Mexico | 50% |
| 01/20/25 vs Odessa | 50% |
| 02/05/24 vs Mexico | 50% |
| 12/11/23 vs Smith-Cotton | 50% |
Another player making a difference was Chase Thompson, who posted 16 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (57%).
Marshall pushed their record up to 10-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points over those games. As for Hannibal, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.
Marshall has already played their next contest (against Moberly), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Hannibal, they will head out on the road to square off against Palmyra at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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