ST. PAUL, Minn. – In a historic night for Macalester College men's basketball, seniors Dylan Kilgour (La Crescenta, Calif./Crescenta Valley) and Kareem Ismail (Pasadena, Calif./Flintridge Prep) both eclipsed 1,000 career points in the Scots' 92-70 triumph over North Central University Tuesday evening in the Leonard Center. The non-conference game was the season opener for both teams.

Kilgour, who entered the game with 990 points, was playing in his first game since suffering a season-ending injury in the second game of the 2015-16 season. His milestone basket came on his third three-pointer of the game with 15:43 to play in the second half. Ismail, who needed 15 points to reach 1,000 for his career, scored 11 points in the first half and achieved his goal with a pair of free throws with 9:35 on the clock.

The Scots trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half before closing out the period with a 10-4 run to cut the deficit to one, 38-37 at the break. Back-to-back threes by Kilgour and sophomore guard Michael Gutierrez (Stillwater, Minn./St. Croix Prep Academy) to start the second half gave Macalester its first lead since the 12:37 mark of the first half. Ahead 45-42 with 17 minutes left, the Scots took control with a 19-4 run for a 64-46 bulge with 12:22 to play. Gutierrez had nine points in the spree. The Rams (0-1) came within 12 points late, only to have Macalester pull away for the season-opening win.

The Scots ended up shooting 53.8 percent from the field after halftime while out-rebounding North Central, 44-30 for the game. Gutierrez tallied a game-high 27 points, making 12-of-15 from the free throw line and three three-pointers. Ismail finished with 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field. He added 11 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Kilgour ended up with 11 points and four steals, junior guard Brett Olson (New London, Minn./New London-Spicer) added 12 points and senior guard Jordan Black-Mathews (Dallas, Texas/Covenant Christian) grabbed 10 boards. Travis Voigt registered 26 points and five assists to lead the Rams.

Kilgour and Ismail are the 20th and 21st Scots to score 1,000 points in the program's history and the first since Pierce Peters in 2013. Ismail now has 1,008 points in his career, while Kilgour has 1,001.

Macalester plays at Crown College on Friday, Nov. 18 in a non-conference game that starts at 7:00 p.m. in St. Bonifacius, Minn.