# Grinnell (Iowa) sophomore scores 138 points in D-III basketball game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 21, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinnell-iowa-sophomore-scores-138-points-in-d-iii-basketball-game/641689 "2012-11-21T04:45:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinnell-iowa-sophomore-scores-138-points-in-d-iii-basketball-game/641689/1 "2012-11-21T04:45:54Z")
[Holy crap.](http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/20/jack-taylor-is-the-best-shooter-in-the-country-apparently/related/) Jack Taylor went 52-108 from the floor, and sunk 27 triples, in a 179-104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible College. He himself scored 34 more points than the other team. Ok, so it’s D-III, but still pretty dang amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinnell-iowa-sophomore-scores-138-points-in-d-iii-basketball-game/641689/2 "2012-11-21T04:52:21Z")
I love that his 27 3-pointers came on 71(!!!) attempts. He shot something like every 20 seconds. A guy on the losing team scored 70. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinnell-iowa-sophomore-scores-138-points-in-d-iii-basketball-game/641689/3 "2012-11-21T06:03:05Z")
The article says that the team “make[s] complete line changes every minute or so.” What does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinnell-iowa-sophomore-scores-138-points-in-d-iii-basketball-game/641689/4 "2012-11-21T06:21:11Z")
**apple** -They substitute all 5 players at once. (read it on ESPN) ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinnell-iowa-sophomore-scores-138-points-in-d-iii-basketball-game/641689/5 "2012-11-21T06:38:38Z")
Oh. Then how did this guy stay in long enough to score that many points? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinnell-iowa-sophomore-scores-138-points-in-d-iii-basketball-game/641689/6 "2012-11-21T06:43:19Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > I love that his 27 3-pointers came on 71(!!!) attempts. He shot something like every 20 seconds. Well, he shot a three once every 33.8 seconds. His total shots were every 22.2 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinnell-iowa-sophomore-scores-138-points-in-d-iii-basketball-game/641689/7 "2012-11-21T07:20:01Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > Oh. Then how did this guy stay in long enough to score that many points? According to ESPN, they substitute every 60 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinnell-iowa-sophomore-scores-138-points-in-d-iii-basketball-game/641689/8 "2012-11-21T17:10:17Z")
That’s taking the run and gun offense to a completely new level. I heard his point total this morning and thought he must have shot out of his mind. Then I saw his FG%. It’s actually kind of unimpressive. That said, I’d love to see a legit D1 school apply this tactic.