HANOVER, Ind. – The league-leading Hanover College Panthers used an early offensive barrage en route to a 76-58 victory over the Manchester University Spartans in men's basketball action on Saturday January 15.

The Panthers connected on their first 10 field goal attempts of the game.  A 12-0 Hanover run over the game's initial two and a half minutes was broken up by a trio of free throws by senior CJ Hampton (Hammond, Ind./Griffith). After Hampton's makes at the charity stripe, Hanover used another 12-0 blitz that saw the Panthers remain unblemished from the field, going 5-5 over the game's next three minutes.

Hanover led 47-28 at the half.

While Hanover cooled off some in the 2^nd half, the Panthers still finished Saturday's game shooting 47.6 percent (30-63) from the field. HC also shot 44 percent (11-25) from the perimeter in Saturday's win.

Manchester was unable to find any traction in Saturday's contest as the Spartans were limited to 31.8 percent (21-66) shooting from the field. The Black & Gold also had an off-day from distance, going just 5-of-22 from three-point territory.

CJ Hampton led Manchester with 19 points, nine rebounds, and five steals. Hampton now sits just one point shy of reaching the 1,000 point threshold in his career.  Brandon Christlieb (Ashley, Ind./Prairie Heights) added 13 points and a career-high nine rebounds in the effort.

Max Greenamoyer led Hanover with 21 points – 18 of which he scored in the opening half. Ty Houston added 16 points while Isaac Hibbard added 13 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists for Hanover.

Manchester (6-9, 5-3 HCAC) had its four-game win streak snapped on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans are scheduled to return to Stauffer-Wolfe Arena on Wednesday January 19. The Black & Gold are slated to host the Bluffton University Beavers at 7:30 p.m.

Hanover College (11-2, 7-1 HCAC) remained alone atop the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings after winning for the fourth straight outing. The Panthers are slated to travel to Transylvania University for a 7:30 pm matchup with the Pioneers on Wednesday January 19.