GLEN ELLYN, ILL. - A big first half scoring surge propelled the Madison College men's basketball team to a 72-56 road win over the College of DuPage in a North Central Community College Conference battle on Wednesday. Four players scored in double-figures in the win, which gives the WolfPack a four-game win streak heading into Saturday's regular season finale at #4 Rock Valley College.

Trailing 16-10 nearly eight minutes into the game, Madison College began to put it all together when freshman Alex Easterday's interior bucket kickstarted a 17-0 run. Freshman Kye Burcham scored eights points during the stretch, including the final jumper that put the 'Pack ahead 27-16 with seven minutes left. The half ended with a 12-4 burst to hand the road team a 42-27 edge. The College of DuPage (4-19, 2-11)tried to make a game of it with at 13-2 scoring run that narrowed the differential to seven points with 12 minutes remaining. Four minutes later, Marcus Riser scored inside and the WolfPack rattled off nine straight points to regain a comfortable lead at 62-46.

Freshman guards Sean Suchomel and Kye Burcham led a balanced offensive output with 15 points each. Suchomel hit 4 of 8 shots with two 3-pointers and went 5 for 6 at the free throw line. The Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, native has scored ten or more points in three straight games, matching his longest streak of the season. He also had seven rebounds, three assists, and a team-high four steals. Burcham's 15 points matched a career-best for the former Madison Memorial HS athlete, who made 6 of 13 field goal attempts with a pair of three's and a free throw. Burcham also dished out a team-leading four assists, to go along with seven rebounds and three steals coming off the bench.



Alex Easterday and Tyree Young each tallied 11 points, as both drained half of their four made shots from long range and hit two free throws. Easterday tracked down eight boards, three assists, and a steal, while Young had four rebounds and three steals. The remaining three players on the Madison College roster (Jezzriah Burton, Nathaniel Buss, and Riser) all scored at least six points. The WolfPack bench outscored the Chaparrals reserves by a 21-8 margin and a season-best six different players made a three-pointer for the 'Pack.

Madison College shot just 34% on 25 of 72 shooting, its worst field goal percentage in over a month. However, the ten made three's marks the ninth game overall and second in a row with at least that many successful shots outside the arc. The WolfPack was also plus-eight in points off turnovers and plus-six in second chance points, despite being outrebounded by ten, en route to earning a second consecutive season sweep of COD. They have won five straight in the series and now own a 12-10 lead in the all-time series.

Up Next:

Madison College (17-9, 7-6) will conclude the regular season schedule with a road game Saturday, February 17 at Rock Valley College (24-5, 9-4), which is ranked #4 in the NJCAA Division III Poll. Neither team is in contention for the N4C title, which has already by clinched by Triton College for a fifth consecutive year, but both are battling for position in the Region IV Tournament. The WolfPack upset the Golden Eagles, 81-65, in Madison last month and have won two of the last three meetings, but still trail in the all-time series by a 27-16 margin. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m. in Rockford, Illinois.

The game will be streamed live at MadisonCollege.TV, as well as via the Madison College Athletics Facebook and YouTube pages.

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