The Columbia International University Men's Basketball team had almost a week off before their game against St. Andrews University tonight. The Rams did not look like they missed a beat as they had the hot hands tonight shooting over 50% and leading by 30 at points in the game. The Rams would slay the Knights winning 90-66 and moving to 13-9 (8-8 AAC) on the year, while the Knights fall to 6-16 (5-11 AAC).

1st Half Highlights:

• The Knights got on the board first with a three, but the Rams would match it with a jumper by Arthur Pearson
• The Rams would tie the game at four as Tyrone Dantzler Jr. found a wide open Jeff McIlwain for the layup
• The Rams would take their first lead of the game on a layup by Eric Graham, but the teams would tie at six and eight
• The Rams regained the lead on back to back baskets by Pearson
• The Rams took their first double digit lead of the game on threes by Corey Benton and Dantzler Jr.
• The Rams continued to pour it on with five straight points by Dantzler Jr. to take a 28-10 lead
• The Rams pushed their lead to twenty points with 6:14 left in the half on a layup by McIlwain
• With just over three minutes left in the half, the Knights would pull to within 11 points of the Rams
• Back-to-back threes by Brandon Doss pushed the Rams lead back to 17 points
• At the half the Rams led 49-37 and shot 62.5% in the first half

2nd Half Highlights:

• The Rams started the second half with a three by Damian Hurta 
• The Rams would go on a 16-0 run to blow the game wide open and lead 70-41
• Back-to-back threes by Tajae Anderson would push the Rams lead to 33 with just under eleven minutes left in the game
• The Rams would continue to hit shots and hold onto a solid lead throughout the rest of the game
• The Knights closed out the game with two free throws, but the Rams were not worried as they dominated with a 90-66 victory

Box Score Highlights:

• The Rams had one of their best shooting performances all season as they shot 55.4% (36-of-65) and were 13-of-34 from the three point line...The Knights shot 35.4% from the floor, but were 15-of-16 from the free throw line...The two teams matched each other on the boards...The Rams were very unselfish tonight as they dished out 30 assists compared to their 10 turnovers...The Rams also forced the Knights into 13 turnovers...The Rams had five players finish in double figures with Tyrone Dantzler Jr. leading the way with 14 points...Tajae Anderson had 13 points six rebounds, and five assists off the bench... Eric Graham had 12 points...Arthur Pearson and Jeff McIlwain finished the game with 10 points and five rebounds a piece...Warren Vinson led the Knights with 14 points and six rebounds

Up Next: The Rams will be back in action on Thursday when they look to avenge an early season loss to Tennessee Wesleyan University. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 pm.