GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Men's Basketball traveled to Aquinas on their senior night and came away with a dominant 101-75 victory. The Golden Eagles and the Saints were close at the end of the first half, with Cornerstone just leading by eight. Cornerstone then took off in the second half, outscoring them 53-34 riding the hot hand of Mason Brook's 22 points. That is the 10^th-straight victory for men's basketball as they improve to 20-7 (16-5) on the year as they head to Rochester on Saturday, February 24 for the final game of the regular season.
 
Game Highlights – Cornerstone – 101 Aquinas - 75
 

• First Half
  • The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 7-2 lead thanks to a couple layups from Cory Ainsworth and three from Eli Steffen.
  • The Saints crawled their way back, but a three from Luke Rowlinson makes it 14-7 through the first four-minutes of the game.
  • A 9-0 run highlighted by a poster dunk from Eli Steffen gave the Golden Eagles a 27-15 lead with 11-minutes to go in the first half.
  • Kayden Bird drills back-to-back threes for Cornerstone to make it a 39-24 game.
  • A quick 8-0 run by the Saints puts this game back to single-digits, 39-32 with just under five-minutes to go in the half.
  • Mason Brooks completed the three-point play to give Cornerstone to 10-point lead, 48-38 right before the half.
  • Cornerstone leads the Saints 48-41 at the half.

 

• Second Half
  • Cornerstone opened the second half on a 9-2 run, highlighted by Toby Woolcock finishing the three-point play.
  • A three from Luke Rowlinson and free throws from Mason Brooks gave Cornerstone a 67-47 lead through the first five-minutes of play in the second half.
  • A quick 9-0 run by Cornerstone, thanks to two threes from Mason Brooks and a three from Luke Rowlinson makes it 76-51 with 12-minutes to go.
  • A 15-4 run by the Golden Eagles makes it 91-57 with eight-minutes to go as Mason Brooks and Kayden Bird hit a couple more threes.
  • The Golden Eagles go deep into their bench with seven-minutes to as Andy Mora makes the fancy reverse layup.
  • Aiden Gortmaker and Luke Vanderwerff go to work for the Golden Eagles with a pair of layups as it is 97-68.
  • Trenton Boike and Aiden Gortmaker finish the game making some free throws as Cornerstone wins big on Aquinas's senior night 101-75.

 
By the Numbers
29 – The Golden Eagles had 29 total assists on 38 made baskets. Eli Steffen had eight of them.
22 – Mason Brooks led the way with a game high 22 points
5 – Five Golden Eagles scored in double-figures; Brooks (22) Ainsworth (19) Rowlinson (15) Steffen (14) Bird (12)
.594 – Cornerstone shot an impressive 59.4% from the field
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone remains on the road as they travel to Rochester on Saturday, February 24 for the final game of the regular season.
 
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