Bloomfield, Missouri - The Green Wave of Malden defeated Van Buren 61 - 39 in Game #4 of the 60th Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Monday afternoon.

A close finish in the first quarter, Malden led by 2 with a score of 11 - 9.  Malden extended their lead by 11 at the half.

Tyler Ison recorded a game-high 23 points and was 8/11 at the charity stripe. Dushawn Butler tallied 12 points including two treys for Malden.

Van Buren's Spencer Burnham recorded 11 points and Logan Sanders finished with 10 points.

Final Score Malden 61, Van Buren 39

Malden  11   16   21   13  -   61

Van Buren  9  7  12  11  - 39

Malden (61) - Ontario Redd 4, Dushawn Butler 12, Roddric Annesser 8, Tyler Ison 23, Malcom McBride 6, Ned Lee 8.  FG 24, FT 8/11, F 14. (3-pointers: Dushawn Butler 2, Tyler Ison 1, Ned Lee 2. Fouled Out: None).

Van Buren (39) - Todd Wilcoxon 8, Logan Sanders 10, Spencer Burnham 11,Kory Ricker 5, Hayden Towner 5. FG 16, FT 4/11, F 11. (3-pointers: Todd Wilcoxon 2, Spencer Burnham 1.  Fouled Out: None).

Malden will play Bloomfield at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 27th in Game #14 of the 60th Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.