Grinnell attempts NCAA record 111 3-point shots

GRINNELL, Iowa -- Grinnell College acceptable an NCAA men's hoops grounds for 3-point attempts erstwhile it tried each 1 of its 111 shots from beyond the arc successful the Division III school's 124-67 triumph implicit Emmaus Bible College.

The fig eclipsed the 109 3-point shots Troy attempted successful its infamous crippled against DeVry connected Jan. 12, 1992, erstwhile the Trojans won 258-141 successful what is inactive the highest-scoring crippled successful NCAA history.

Grinnell didn't conscionable sprout a batch of 3s Thursday night; the Pioneers made them. They were 40-of-111 from the field, changeable 51.1% successful the 2nd half, and their full made 3s is 2nd successful NCAA past down the 42 they made against Emmaus successful 2018.

The Pioneers are nary strangers to making history.

For years they've utilized a unsocial violative strategy based connected the ideas of Paul Westhead astatine Loyola Marymount successful the 1980s and fine-tuned by David Arsenault astatine Grinnell, which is astir halfway betwixt Des Moines and Iowa City. The doctrine is predicated connected speedy shots, prioritizing 3-pointers, changeless full-court unit and crashing the violative glass.

In 2012, Grinnell defender Jack Taylor sent an NCAA grounds with 138 points successful a game. He besides scored 109 points successful a game the pursuing year, portion erstwhile players Griffin Lentsch and Jeff Clement besides held Division III scoring records.

The Pioneers are present coached by Arsenault's son, David Arsenault Jr.

Adam Phillips led Grinnell connected Thursday nighttime by going 12-for-24 from the 3-point enactment for 36 points. Moze Thurmgreene deed 8 3s and scored 24 points, Aiden Gilbert had 18 points and Jackson Leone scored 12.

The Pioneers, who improved to 4-6 with the win, did people 4 points astatine the escaped propulsion line.