GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The offense had it going on Friday night in the home opener as four different players reached double-figure points to lead No. 7 Cornerstone to an 88-74 win over Taylor (Ind.). The victory opened a busy weekend in which the Golden Eagles (2-1 overall) will now face No. 16 Saint Francis (Ind.). The Cougars defeated No. 5 Indiana Tech 111-109 in overtime in the first game of the CU Classic. Cornerstone and USF will tip at approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday.
What you need to know
- Cornerstone trailed only briefly after jumping out to a 12-0 lead
- The Trojans only led for 5:46 of the game and the largest margin was just one
- There was an abundance of 3-point makes as the teams combined to go 23-49 from long range
- CU had a 10 point lead just before half but the Trojans made back to back triples, including one from 75 feet to cut the margin to 41-37
- CU slowly pulled away in the final 10 minutes of the game thanks to an 11-12 performance in the closing half from the charity stripe
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Say What?
"That is a tough team to defend and we did a great job on Degenkolb (TU leading scorer).They had a bunch of guys step up and make shots " – Head coach
Kim Elders
By the Numbers
21/19/17/13 –
Sam Vander Sluis,
Christian Rodriguez,
Tyler Baker and
Riley Costen all finished in double-figures
10 – Sluis posted double-digit rebounds for his third straight double-double
16 – Assists for CU – led by four each from Rodriguez, Costen and Sluis
6 – Blocks for the Golden Eagles, led by
Kyle Hayes with three
52.6/48.0/88.9 – CU shot the ball extremely well – from the field/from 3-point/from the line
What's Next?
Cornerstone will take on No. 16 Saint Francis on Saturday at 5 p.m.
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