Huskies breeze by JM 81-45

The Owatonna Huskies boys basketball team took down Rochester John Marshall 81-45 at home on Saturday.
The Huskies outscored the Rockets 41-26 to open the game behind 55.6% shooting from the field and 33.3% shooting from three-point range.
A major key to Owatonna’s success was capitalizing on the Rockets’ 20 turnovers. The Huskies gave up only seven turnovers.
Going into the second half with a 15-point lead, the Huskies scored an additional 38 points behind 57.7% shooting from the field and 62.5% from three-point range.
Leading the Huskies in scoring were seniors Evan Dushek and Brayden Williams.
Dushek put up 30 points to go with 10 rebounds while Williams contributed 25 points, five rebounds and eight assists.
The duo also converted 15 of 23 free-throw attempts for the Huskies.
Earlier in the week, Owatonna earned another Big Nine Conference win by smoking Winona 83-54 at home.
Winona kept the game close at half, trailing 37-33, but lost its grip on the game in the second half when Owatonna outscored the WInhawks 41-26.
Owatonna’s second-half offense prevailed again as the Huskies converted 60.7% of their shots from the field.
The Huskies were spearheaded by two 30-point performances from Dushek and Williams.
Both athletes recorded double-doubles in the game with Dushek scoring 30 points with 10 rebounds and Williams scoring 30 points with 10 assists.
Owatonna’s only other game of the week was a 79-46 slaying of the Northfield Raiders on the road.
The Huskies doubled up the Raiders in points in the first half 46-23 to take a 23-point lead into halftime before outscoring the opposition 33-23 to cap the game with a 33-point win.
Dushek led the team in scoring again with 25 points, while Williams added 18 and senior forward Nick Williams dropped 12 points.
The three wins move Owatonna to 16-0 in the Big Nine on the season and to 18-2 overall.
Up next for Owatonna is a Wednesday, Feb. 16 road matchup against Rochester Mayo at 7:30 p.m.