Men’s Hoops surpasses century mark against Marygrove

Box Score

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 10 ranked Cornerstone men's basketball team has scored more than 100 points in the last five games including today's 120-66 win over the Mustangs inside Mol Arena. The victory lifts the Golden Eagles to 22-5 on the season and 17-3 in the WHAC as they will celebrate senior day on Wednesday vs. Indiana Tech at 7:30 p.m.

Game Flow

Early on, the Mustangs traded buckets with the Golden Eagles but midway through the opening half, CU got hot from distance behind Ben Lanning (SR/Grandville, Mich.) and Cory Cox (JR/Flushing, Mich.) as they pulled away for a 16-point halftime lead of 51-35. Marygrove stayed close with six made three-pointers in the opening 20 minutes.

The second half saw CU start with back to back buckets from Lanning and Kyle Steigenga (SO/Holland, Mich.) forcing Marygrove into a timeout and those plays were part of a 35-10 run to open the half in which CU built a 41-point margin. Every player logged at least 10 minutes in the game and all but two scored in the 54-point win.

Say What?

"We now turn our attention to a big week in which we host #22 Indiana Tech and travel to #1 Davenport." Head coach Kim Elders

By the Numbers

11/13 – Field goals for sophomore Kyle Steigenga

29 – Assists for CU – including a career-high 8 for Travis Wells (SR/Eaton Rapids, Mich.)

75 – Both teams attempted 75 shots from the field – CU made 44 (58.7%) while MG made 25 (33.3%)

20/7 – Points and rebounds for Eric Readman (JR/Fenton, Mich.) off the bench

19/8 – Points and rebounds for Ben Lanning in his second game back from injury

Up Next

Cornerstone will finish off their final regular season game inside Mol Arena against No. 22 Indiana Tech on Wednesday. CU will celebrate senior day prior to the tip – Ben Lanning and Travis Wells.

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