HUNTINGTON, Ind. –
Cory Cox connected on a career-high nine 3-pointers and finished with 33 points to lead the No. 8 ranked men's basketball team to an 86-74 win over the College of the Ozarks at the Ness Bros. Hall of Fame Tourney, hosted by Huntington University. The victory lifts the Golden Eagles to 3-1 on the year as they will face Huntington, who defeated Great Lakes Christian 101-60, on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Game Flow
Cornerstone jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead on the Bobcats and slowly increased the margin as the first half played on, leading by as many as 14 (42-28). That lead came off the heels of a 13-4 run that took almost three minutes of game clock finished off by a layup from
Riley Costen. CU would allow the Bobcats to creep a little closer as the first half closed with the Golden Eagles leading 48-37.
The Bobcats used that late run in the first and cut the lead to as little as four (70-66) in the second but behind
Cory Cox and
Kyle Steigenga, the Golden Eagles were too much for Ozarks, winning by 11.
Say What?
"This is a nice win over a very quality program in CofO. Cory had it going tonight and we held off some different rallies from the other side. We will have our hands full on Saturday" – Head Coach
Kim Elders
By the Numbers
33 – Career high in points for senior
Cory Cox
11/25 – Cornerstone made 11 triples – nine of them coming from
Cory Cox
19/21 – The Golden Eagles made 19 of their 21 shots from the charity stripe
33-32 – CU outrebounded the Bobcats by one – led by Steigenga's eight
5 and 4 –
Sam Vander Sluis led CU with five assists while
Michael McLaughlin had four
Up Next
Cornerstone will take on Huntington on Saturday at 3 p.m. Live audio can be found on the Cornerstone Sports Network (CSPN).
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