Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – Senior Michael Moreno broke EKU's career 3-pointers record as the Colonels beat Bethany College, 121-56, on Sunday at Baptist Health Arena.
 
Moreno entered the game needing one to tie the mark and two to break.  He hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 3:48 to go in the opening period, tying Matt Witt (2002-06) for the most career 3-pointers in program history with 283.  The Georgetown, Kentucky native secured the record by himself when he knocked in a triple from the right wing with 15:35 left in the game.
 
Moreno finished with 11 points and five rebounds.
 
Collin Cooper led the Colonels (4-4) with 20 points to go along with four steals.  John Ukomadu had a double-double with 18 points, a career-best 16 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks.  Montavious Myrick contributed a career-high 11 points.
 
EKU shot 58 percent from the field, out-rebounded the Bison 55-27 and forced 29 turnovers.  The Colonels had a 74-22 advantage in points in the paint.  The home squad had 27 assists on 50 made field goals.
 
Bethany jumped out to a 5-1 lead before the Colonels started a 25-3 run to seize control of the contest.  Ukomadu kicked it off with a dunk.  Leland Walker hit a 3-pointer from the left wing for a 10-5 EKU advantage.  After another Ukomadu dunk, Myrick capped it with a lay-up to put the Colonels on top 26-8.
 
EKU finished the run by scoring 16 straight as the Bison went almost five minutes without scoring.
 
The Colonels took a 23-point lead, 40-17, on an Ukomadu lay-up with 8:13 to play in the first half.  Devontae Blanton's old-fashioned 3-point play stretched the margin to 26, 46-20.
 
Moreno's lay-up gave the Colonels their second 34-point lead of the first half, 60-26.  EKU led 60-28 at intermission.
 
EKU pushed the margin to 40-plus, 79-38, on a dunk from Myrick with 14:31 left in the game and hit a 50-point lead, 88-38, on Ukomadu's lay-up at the 11:20 mark.  Moreno's dunk with 5:54 to play put the Colonels ahead by 61, 109-48.
 
Cole Dailey led Bethany College (3-6) with 15 points and five rebounds.
 
The Colonels will play at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Head Coach A.W. Hamilton Postgame Comments
"It's been a really tough week.  I lost my coach, lost my mentor and I lost a dear friend.  Coach Hicks, he changed a lot of lives.  He changed the community of Georgetown, Kentucky forever.  The impact and what he did there was unbelievable.  There will never be anything like it.  He's the all-time leader in wins.  I think he's the all-time leader in lives impacted.  He was the greatest.  It's been really tough because of how much coach meant to me and how much he meant to Michael.
 
Michael did a phenomenal job today at the service.  Michael spoke and I spoke.  It's been a tough week, a tough day.  It's hard to put into words but I was happy for Michael to break the record today and get that behind him.  It was a good day to break the record with all things considered, so I was really happy for Michael.
 
Michael is the all-time leader in three's made at Eastern Kentucky University.  That's a really big deal. There's been a lot of great players here, there's been a lot of great shooters here, and for Michael Moreno to be the 3-point king is a big deal.  I'm excited for Michael. I really appreciate our fans.  When Michael hit the shot, we called the timeout, and everybody gave him a standing ovation.  That was a really big deal."