Merrillville 67, Morton 44

MORTON (16-9-11-8)

Kionne Layne 4 1-4 11, Christian Williams 0 0-2 0, Omarion Brown 2 4-8 8, Clarence Triplett 3 4-7 10, Khyre Hines 2 0-0 4, Emonte Collins 1 0-0 2, Kashon Prather 4 1-3 9, Kristofer Mingo 0 0-0 0, Tracy Siggers 0 0-0 0. Totals – 16 10-24 44.

MERRILLVILLE (17-15-16-19)

Johnny Bernard 3 5-6 13, Jaylon Holmes 6 5-8 17, Rob Sanders 3 0-1 6, Darryon Bandy 2 0-0 4, Rishard Balkcom 4 2-3 10, Brandan Stubbs 1 0-0 2, Will Fulton 0 0-0 0, Cameron Wright 0 0-0 0, Juwan Bandy 0 1-2 1, Nakia Chinn 3 0-0 6, Keon Thompson 3 0-0 6. Totals — 22 13-20 67.

3-point field goals: Morton (Layne 2); Merrillville (Thompson 2, Bernard 2).

Leaders — Rebounds: Prather 10 (MO); Holmes 11 (ME). Assists: Layne 4 (MO); Thompson 5 (ME). Steals: Layne 4 (MO); Thompson 4, Bernard 4 (ME).

Team fouls: Morton 15, Merrillville 17. Fouled out: None. Technical foul: None.

Records: Merrillville 7-4; Morton 3-8.

JV score: Merrillville 53, Morton 48.