Poor second half sends Men’s Basketball to 77-64 defeat

Box Score

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Cornerstone led 39-35 at the break, but a poor second half that saw the Golden Eagles only connect on two field goals in the opening 10 minutes sent them to a 77-64 defeat against Hope College. The loss drops CU to 6-3 on the season as they try to rebound on Saturday against Calvin College at 6 p.m. The Hall of Fame Classic is being hosted at Aquinas College.

Game Flow
In a very physical contest that featured a combined 44 fouls, Cornerstone held their own in the opening twenty minutes and went to the locker room with a 39-35 lead. Despite multiple players battling foul trouble, the Golden Eagles used a 52% shooting performance to lead by four.

That lead quickly went away on the first two possessions of the second half and Hope used a 17-5 run over the first 8:25 to up their lead to double-digits. Cornerstone battled back however to get the lead down to just six on a Cory Cox (SO/Flushing, Mich.) three-pointer with 5:30 remaining but that would be as close as they would get with the Flying Dutchmen posting the 13-point win thanks to some late free-throws.

By the Numbers
2 – Only two players finished in double-figures for the Golden Eagles as Kyle Steigenga (FR/Holland, Mich.) had 23 and Cory Cox 19

15 – Turnovers for Cornerstone, compared to just seven for Hope

35-28 – Cornerstone won the battle on the glass as they had 10 offensive rebounds

18 – Points off turnovers for Hope College

Up Next
Cornerstone will play Calvin College on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Aquinas College in the second game of the Hall of Fame Classic.

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