DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Former Lakeview Academy standout Blake McIntyre was on fire from the 3-point line on Tuesday night for the Unversity of North Georgia men's basketball team.
The sophomore guard set a new program all-time record with 11 3-pointers and a career-high 33 points to lead the Nighthawks (6-1) past Toccoa Falls, 89-57, at UNG Convocation Center. It was UNG's fourth straight win.
McIntyre currently is the team's second-leading scorer with 14.7 points per game. Frank Champion, who scored a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards, leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.9 ppg.
On Tuesday, both teams got off to a slow start where neither team put points on the board until the 17:05 mark, TFC jumped out to a 6-0 lead before UNG answered with a 9-0 run to take the lead for good. North Georgia led by 16 at halftime and stretched the lead out to as many as 34 before Toccoa Falls got a bucket as time expired.
NOTES
-- McIntyre's 33 points is a new career-high for the sophomore. His new single-game three-point shooting record bested Tanner Plemmons, current Chestatee boys coach, and Jason Gibson, current Rabun County girls assistant coach, who both hit nine in their respective careers in a single game.
-- Frank Champion had a double-double of 15 points and 11 boards. Darnell Snyers added 12 points while Kody Shubert put up 10.
-- UNG had 23 assists on 33 made baskets.
-- North Georgia was 19-for-42 from beyond the arc.
NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will hit the road to take on Fort Valley State Saturday afternoon. Tip off is set for 3 p.m.
