After a slow start, the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes kicked it into gear the second half and rolled to a 66-43 victory Tuesday night at Mt. Zion.

T-Town didn’t shoot real well in the first half and trailed 27-26 at intermission. But that all changed when the second half opened. The Shoes exploded, racking up 30 points and holding Mt. Zion to 12, to build a 45-28 edge.

THS continued to expand the lead in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Braves 21-15 to finish with the 23-point win.

Luke Ungrund led the scoring attack with 16 points, while Evan Wermert added 12. Ungrund scored 11 of his points in the second half and Wermert pumped in 10 second-half points. Wermert also pulled down nine rebounds, helping THS to a 39-21 rebounding advantage.

“We survived a bad first half shooting effort,” said THS coach Chet Reeder. “In the second half, our ball pressure on defense helped us get easy buckets. That in turn helped us make some outside shots.”

The Shoes, now 14-7, will return home Saturday to face Taylorville.