SIOUX FALLS – Senior All-NSIC guard Trevon Evans scored 19 points to lead the University of Sioux Falls Men's Basketball Team (3-0) to a 64-47 nonconference victory over Waldorf University (3-3) on Friday night at the Stewart Center.

The Cougars, which opened at 3-0 for a second consecutive season, led 34-14 at halftime and opened up the advantage to 30 points at 49-19 before sitting down starters and settling in for a 17-point decision.

"We did not have a great night shooting but that comes and goes in this game," said USF Head Coach Chris Johnson, who picked up his 195^th career win as the Cougars defeated Waldorf for a fifth straight time. "We had the opportunity to play a lot of people tonight and that should pay dividends down the road."

USF, which will face Central Missouri in Kansas City at 4 p.m. on Monday, made 28-of-70 shots from the floor for 40 percent. They were just 3-of-20 from three-point range and 5-of-9 from the foul line. However, USF had a 49-to-36 advantage on the boards, shared the ball with 14 assists on 28 made baskets and committed just 10 turnovers.

Evans, who was named the NSIC Preseason South Division Co-Player of the Year, hit 8-of-14 field goals and also made 2-of-5 three-point shots. Evans now has 671 career points in 32 games at USF and now has 29 double digit scoring games. USF also received nine points and nine rebounds from Justin Taylor while senior All-NSIC forward Drew Guebert had seven points and a game-high 11 rebounds while dishing two assists with a pair of blocks. Guebert pushed his career point total to 1,463.

On the night, Johnson was able to play 16 players and 11 of them scored. USF had a big advantage with a 42-18 margin of points in the paint and also had a 20-11 edge in points off turnovers.

Waldorf was led by Demitrius Martin with 12 points and five rebounds. Brady Kuchinka had nine points and eight rebounds for WU, which was 18-of-57 from the floor for 31.6 percent. They made 5-of-20 three-point shots and 6-of-0 free throws.

Game Breakdown
In a game, USF led from start to finish, the Cougars opened up a 6-0 lead at the 15:20 mark and extended the advantage to 18-8 after a Guebert three-point basket at the 7:06 mark.  From that point, USF had a 10-2 run to build a 28-10 advantage at the 4:25 mark when Taylor converted a three-point play. USF's defense was again strong in his game, particularly in the opening 20 minutes as they held Waldorf to just 14 points. A three-point basket from Evans with 30 seconds to play before halftime gave the Cougars a 20-point margin at the break (34-14).

In the opening half, USF had an 18-2 margin of points in the paint and an 11-0 advantage in points off turnovers.

USF continued to pour it on early in the second half as Evans scored five points while Taylor, Teathloach Pal and Chase Grinde each scored baskets in an 11-2 run to open the half for a 45-16 advantage with 15:21 to play. Another jumper by Grinde allowed USF to take a 49-19 lead with 14:01 to play. The 30-point lead at that point by USF was the largest of the game. After that, Johnson replaced his starters and used his bench to finish off the win.