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NORWICH – The Purple Tornado never trailed in their game against Windsor Wednesday night, winning the STAC divisional game, 54-38.

Skylar Wenzel of Norwich finished the game with a 57.1 shooting percentage from the floor as he put up 16 points in the win.

Mujuni Mutabiilwa ended the night with a subtle 13 points, a season-high for the Purple Tornado guard. Mutabiilwa drilled both of his 3-point attempts in the game, shooting a perfect percentage from long-distance.

In the win, Norwich turned the ball over 18 times but nearly stole it back immediately. The Tornado’s J.T. Vinal, the team’s second leading scorer this season, had a tough night shooting the ball but was able to contribute in other way on the floor.

Vinal pulled in a team high eight boards off the glass – five coming on the defensive end of the floor – and had eight takeaways in the game to lead Norwich in both stat columns.

The Tornado held an 11-9 lead after one but extended the margin to eight points by the halftime break. In the third quarter, Norwich put together a 15-8 run as they settled down and got back to their usual play on the floor.