Basketball Recap: NCSSM: Durham Piles Up the Points Against Research Triangle

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for NCSSM: Durham on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Research Triangle Raptors out of the water with a 76-40 final score. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Unicorns.

Leading NCSSM: Durham to victory were Chris Chen and Nikhil Nanduri. Chen went 6 for 13 on his way to 18 points, while Nanduri posted ten points along with five assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave Nanduri a new career-high in points. Charles Roederer was another key player, going 5 of 10 en route to 10 points.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: NCSSM: Durham was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

When it comes to explaining why Research Triangle lost, don't look at Sam Griffith. Despite the final result, he had 21 points. That was a full 52.5% of Research Triangle's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points.

NCSSM: Durham pushed their record up to 9-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Research Triangle, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.

NCSSM: Durham wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 62-35 win against Raleigh Charter on the 28th. As for Research Triangle, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-62 loss against Wake Prep Academy on the 29th.