Pence scores 40 in Illini Prairie/Sangamo Conference Shootout

By Fred Kroner

Ty Pence put together his second straight 40-point game as St. Joseph-Ogden topped Auburn, 78-57, in the Illini Prairie/Sangamo Conference Shootout on Saturday (Feb. 4) at Williamsville.

Besides scoring 40 points, Pence pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.

Logan Smith added 13 points and seven rebounds.

Finishing with five points apiece for the Spartans were Tanner Jacob, Tanner Siems and Coy Taylor.

Taylor handled seven rebounds and McGwire Atwood distributed a team-high three assists.

SJ-O (21-4) has won seven games in a row and returns to action on Tuesday (Feb. 7) at Rantoul.