SCORE

Cornerstone University 56                                 Concordia University 59

LOCATION

Grand Rapids, Mich.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Cornerstone – Wes Hudson  (21 points)
Concordia – Josh Fugate (14 points)

Cornerstone – Jake Plite (17 rebounds)
Concordia – Jesse Schienke (12 rebounds)

Cornerstone – 3 tied  (2 assists)
Concordia – John Schaeffer (2 assists)

KEY TEAM STATS

The Golden Eagles went 0-9 from long range in the 2^nd half and only shot 33.3% from the field.  Cornerstone also made just 10-17 from the foul line in the 2^nd half of play.

GAME FLOW

The Cardinals opened the game with a basket at 19:46 to take a 2-0 lead.  It took the Golden Eagles about a minute tie the game on a Jake Plite bucket and then the Golden Eagles made a 11-1 run to take a 13-3 lead at 15:53.  The Cardinals responded with an 18-8 run to tie the game at 21-21 with 7:32 left in the half.  Concordia opened up a 5 point lead (26-21) at 5:33 but the Golden Eagles tied it back up (26-26) at 3:16 on the clock.  Cornerstone finished the half with an 8-2 run to take a 6 point lead at the break.  Cornerstone increased their lead to 39-28 just 3:30 into the second half before a 8-2 Cardinal run to close it to 4 points.   Cornerstone ran it back to 11 points *48-37) on a Shane Moreland basket at 9:10.  Cornerstone would maintain that lead for the next three minutes and would lead 51-40 at 6:00 but the Golden Eagles went cold at that point.  Concordia outscored Cornerstone 15-2 over the next five minutes to go up 55-53.  The Golden Eagles missed on their chance to tie it and was forced to foul late and Concordia finished with a 59-56 win. 

UP NEXT

The Golden Eagles will hit the road this Wednesday to play #20 Indiana Tech at 7:30 p.m.