Written By: @PayneInsider
Despite the invite only crowd for the Grinnell College – Faith Baptist Bible duel an evening ago, its become ‘the talk of the town’ less than twenty-four hours later. Jack Taylor scored 58 points in the first half for Grinnell, and then the Division-III sophomore went bonkers.
The 5-foot-10 scoring guard dropped 80 points over the game’s final 20 minutes setting a new collegiate record with 138 points, 25 points higher than the previous record set six decades ago. Jack Taylor’s final line: 52 makes on 108 shots from the field, including 27 of 71 from three-point land.
David Arseneault, the Pioneers’ coach, espouses a bombs-away philosophy that ensures the clock operator is in for a long evening. Meaning: Jack Taylor heaved, and made, one shot roughly every 20 seconds (played 36 minutes).
If you’re wondering how a player that attempts 108 shots can get his teammates involved, stop wondering. Jack Taylor had ZERO assists, and he rounded out his box score with ZERO defensive rebounds. If you score 138, who needs to worry about teammates and defense?
Above is a quick look at what 47 of Jack Taylor’s 138 points looked like.