Joncas scored 14 points in both the first and second quarter as the hosts built a 38-23 lead at the break. While the second half was played on even terms, the Knights couldn’t overcome Joncas’ brilliant shooting.

“We knew we had to change things up to try and slow him down,” Eisenhower coach Ryan Mangini said. “He’s a tremendous shooter. … We played much better defense in the second half, but we were down three players, so our starters played a lot of minutes and our fast-break defense suffered because of it.

Wyatt Lookenhouse led Eisenhower with 15 points and Kyler Black chipped in 14.

“I thought Kyler played a nice game on both ends of the court for us tonight,” Mangini said.

Eisenhower’s Kyler Black dribbles toward the lane. Times Observer Photo by Steve Younger

The Knights are back in action today against Northwestern. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.

EISENHOWER (51)

Darling 6 1 14, Black 6 0 12, Wonderling 0 0 0, Lundmark 0 0 0, Hunt 4 0 8, Lookenhouse 6 1 15, Mandeville 0 0 0, 1 0 2. Totals 23 2 51.

CORRY (66)

Jackson 0 1 1, Petty 0 0 0, Higley 1 0 2, Joncas 11 1 32, Rogers 1 0 2, Smith 5 0 12, James 2 0 4, Brundage 2 0 2, Reedy 2 5 9, Kuzma 0 0 0. Totals 24 7 66.

3-point goals–Joncas 9, Lookenhouse 2, Smith 2, Darling.

Eisenhower 11 12 16 12 — 51

Corry 16 22 17 11 — 66