No. 14 Men’s Basketball upends No. 3 Davenport 87-80

Box Score

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – In another tight battle between the two Beltline rivals, No. 14 Cornerstone held serve on their home court as they posted an 87-80 upset of No. 3 Davenport on Saturday afternoon at Mol Arena. The Golden Eagles, who handed the Panthers their first WHAC loss of the season, improve to 9-3 overall and 5-1 in league play. CU will have a week off before returning to action against Concordia University in Ann Arbor next Saturday.

Game Flow
Early on it looked as if the No. 3 Panthers would have their way as they jumped out to a 15-8 lead on a steal and dunk forcing CU into a timeout. The Golden Eagles stayed composed though in front of a large crowd and slowly chipped away and then took full control with a late first-half surge to lead 37-29 at the break.

The lead grew to as many as 13 in the first five minutes of the second but the Panthers (9-2, 5-1) made a charge to get within one at 65-64. The Eagles, who struggled from the field down the stretch, as evident by only two made field goals in the final 8:04, got their points at the foul line and CU hit their final 14 from the charity stripe to post the win.

Say What?
"Earlier this year, we had struggled to finish games and had a tough time knocking down big free throws. Today we focused and overcame that adversity. The game today helped us as a team with confidence because we weathered their storm and stuck together. Wins like these bring us closer as a team and it feels great. "– Sophomore Cory Cox (SO/Flushing, Mich.)

By the Numbers
27 – Points from Cory Cox which matched his career high set earlier this year at Siena Heights

30/34 – Free-throws for the Golden Eagles – their best percentage of the season

66 – Total number of free-throws attempted by the two WHAC rivals

47 – Total number of fouls (12 in the first half and then 35 in the second)

17 – Assists for Cornerstone – led by four from Travis Wells (JR/Eaton Rapids, Mich.) and Michael McLaughlin (SO/Grand Rapids, Mich.)

21 – Points off the bench for Eric Readman (SO/Fenton, Mich.) – a new career high by 13 (8 was previous high vs. Robert Morris)

87 – The highest point total allowed by Davenport this season (previous high was 80 – also in a loss)

35 - Rebounds for Cornerstone - the Golden Eagles out-rebounded Davenport 35-30

Up Next
Cornerstone will have a week off during exam week as they return to action on Saturday, December 13 at Concordia.

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