[View the story "Jack Taylor's scoring explosion rocks social media" on Storify]Jack Taylor's scoring explosion rocks social mediaGrinnell College (IA) guard scored 138 points in a single game to break the NCAA single-game scoring mark. Here's what twitter and social media were saying Tuesday night.Storified by · Tue, Nov 20 2012 20:49:46Jack Taylor, a sophomore guard from D-III Grinnell College, lit up the scoreboard to the tune of 138 points in Grinnell's 179-104 win over Faith Baptist Bible. Taylor connected on 52 of his 108 shot attempts, including 27 of 71 three-pointers. He was seven of ten from the free throw line. Within an hour, Taylor was trending worldwide on Twitter. Here's what the social media platform was saying Tuesday night:Well here's one you won't hear every day: @GrinnellCollege's Jack Taylor scored 138 points in a 179-104 win over Faith Baptist Bible.CR Gazette SportsJack Taylor from Grinnell College (Div. III) made history tonight, scoring 138 pts on 52-108 shooting. Time to move to Div. II buddy?Numbers Never LieJack Taylor of @GrinnellCollege scored 138 points in a 179-104 win over Faith Baptist tonight. He was 52-108 from the field. Made 27 threes.KCRG SportsFor Faith Baptist - in the SAME GAME - David Larson scored 70 points on 34-44 from the field. He had one assist. #spreadingitaroundCR Gazette SportsJack Taylor of Grinnell College scored an NCAA-record 138 points tonight. Seriously.: We in Iowa know what kin... http://bit.ly/UhF2ZeMike HlasJack Taylor you deserve a shot of Jack Daniels after that performance lol...wowKevin DurantJack Taylor put in a cheat codeRemington MontelGrinnell's (Div. III) Jack Taylor scored 138 points tonight against Faith Baptist Bible - the most points in a single game in NCAA history.ESPN Stats & Info52 of 108 from field? RT @Hlas: Jack Taylor of Grinnell College scored an NCAA-record 138 points tonight. Seriously http://bit.ly/UhF2ZeDan WetzelJack Taylor of Grinnell College on the @dpshow Wednesday at 10:45am est. http://thegazette.com/2012/11/20/jack-taylor-of-grinnell-college-scored-an-ncaa-record-138-points-tonight-seriously/Paul Pabst"Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points? Hahahahahahaha"-Jack TaylorRusGrinnell guard Jack Taylor's favorite character from the Mighty Ducks movie franchise? Gunner Stahl, of course. #BadShtickTerrapinStationMDGrinnell's Jack Taylor took a shot once every 20 seconds. In his 81-point game in 2006, Kobe Bryant shot once every 73 seconds.ESPN Stats & InfoJack Taylor 138 PTS Grinnell - UNREAL - THE STAR OF THE NIGHTDick VitaleFaith Baptist Bible College gave up 138 pts to one guy. They apparently missed the parts of Deuteronomy on principles of man defenseDan WetzelJack Taylor outscored every NBA team tonight.Josh Cornwall
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