MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The Golden Eagles trailed by 15 at halftime on the road against No. 15 and undefeated Mount Vernon Nazarene and rallied with a big second half but the host Cougars were too much in the third overtime to escape with a 117-110 victory. The loss drops CU to 4-2 on the year and they will look to quickly regroup as they start WHAC play on Wednesday on the road at #RV Rochester College.
What you need to know
- Mount Vernon outscored Cornerstone 51-36 in the opening half
- CU erased the halftime deficit in the first 6:19 of the second half as Sam Vander Sluis hit a pair of FT's to tie it at 52-52
- Carter Nyp hit two huge 3's with four minutes to go in regulation to keep CU close when MVNU had an eight point lead
- Christian Rodriguez tied up the game at 80 with 17 secs left in regulation to send game into OT
- Tyler Baker ties the game up in OT at 89 with less than a minute to go. CU had a chance to win it at the buzzer but a shot was just off from Riley Costen
- MVNU hits three-pointer to give them 100-98 lead with 12 secs left in 2OT. Rodriguez hits three on the other end to give us one point lead, but MVNU converts 1 of 2 FT in final seconds to send it into 3OT
- Sluis fouled out with 3:14 to go in 3OT. MVNU too much down the stretch to post the 7-point win
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Say What?
"Our guys battled after we struggled in the first half. The MVNU team came into the game averaging almost 100 points and we buckled down on defense in the second half" – Head coach
Kim Elders
By the Numbers
32 –
Tyler Baker scored a career high 32 points (made 5 three's and 11-13 from the FT line)
27/5 –
Christian Rodriguez scored scored a career high 27 points and had five assists
14/13 – Sluis had his sixth straight double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds
82.1 – Cornerstone was outstanding from the charity stripe (22/28)
What's Next?
Cornerstone (4-2 overall) will head into WHAC play on Wednesday when they face Rochester College on the road. Tip time from Rochester Hills is 7:30 p.m.
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