Fast start lifts No. 9 Men’s Hoops to 105-58 victory

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Cornerstone men's basketball team found their shooting touch early and often on Wednesday night as they raced out to a 41-point halftime lead in route to a 105-58 victory over Concordia. The Golden Eagles connected on a season high 15 three-pointers to improve to 14-4 on the season and 9-2 in the WHAC. CU travels to Madonna Saturday to open the second half of league play against the Crusaders.

Game Flow
From the opening tip to the closing buzzer it was all Cornerstone and it came on both ends of the floor as the Golden Eagles went over the century mark for the third time this season and the second time in their last four games. Cory Cox (JR/Flushing, Mich.) had the hot hand early as the junior connected on five triples in the first half in route to his game high 19 points. CU would connect on 11 shots from behind the arc in the opening 20 minutes while taking a 63-22 lead into the break.

That lead was held around the 40 point mark for most of the second half as Cornerstone's bench was cleared midway and almost every player on the roster saw at least 10 minutes of action. Eric Readman (JR/Fenton, Mich.) came off the bench to post 13 points and seven rebounds while every player scored at least one point in the 47-point win.

Say What?
"The shots started to fall for us and it gave our guys some energy." – Head Coach Kim Elders

By the Numbers
18/10 – Ben Lanning (SR/Grandville, Mich.) finished with his fifth straight double-double as all 10 rebounds came on defensive end
.554 – CU connected on 55.4% of their shots – their second straight game over .500
5 – Five different players scored in double-figures
21 – Assists for Cornerstone – 17 of which came in the first half
49 – Rebounds for the Golden Eagles, compared to 37 for CUAA

Up Next
Cornerstone hit the road for their next two games beginning Saturday at Madonna University. Tip is set for 3 p.m. inside the Activities Center.

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