Basketball Recap: Xavier Wilson Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Fort Wayne Northrop

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Fort Wayne Snider's strategy against Fort Wayne Northrop on Friday. The Fort Wayne Snider Panthers blew past the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins 75-49. With the Panthers ahead 34-13 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Wayne Snider to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavier Wilson, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc on his way to 24 points. Those 24 points gave Wilson a new career-high. Qualyn Clopton was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.

Fort Wayne Snider was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.

Fort Wayne Snider now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.

Fort Wayne Snider wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 85-83 defeat against Kokomo on the 11th. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they will take on Fort Wayne North Side at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Wayne North Side is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.