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Corey Benton vs BC
96
Winner Columbia International (S CIU
74
St. Andrews (N.C.) SAU
Winner
Columbia International (S CIU
96
Final
74
St. Andrews (N.C.) SAU
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Columbia International (S CIU 56 40 96
St. Andrews (N.C.) SAU 37 37 74

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | gfrierson

Benton eclipses 30-point mark yet again in thrashing of Knights

LAURINBURG, N.C. – The CIU men's basketball team continued pressing on towards the end of the season Monday night as they traveled to St. Andrews University. The Rams would increase their chances of finishing in one of the top two spots in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC), taking care of the Knights 96-74. CIU (13-6) was dominant all evening against St. Andrews (3-11) as the Rams picked up a rare double-digit AAC win.

How It Happened:

First Half: CIU 56 SAU 37: The Rams put forth an offense onslaught from the start of the contest taking a 20-9 lead 8:00 minutes into the game. Brandon Doss then hit one of his four first-half 3-pointers to give CIU a 14-point advantage. Just under 3:00 minutes later, Skyler McKinney drilled back-to-back triples, pushing the lead to 34-17. CIU cruised to the half, leading 56-37 thanks in large part to 22 first-half points from Corey Benton.

Second Half: 96-74: The Knight cut the lead to 72-59 at the 9:53 mark, but five points from Doss, including yet another 3-pointer and a bucket from McKinney, grew the lead to 72-69. Benton got to the rim and the line in the second half as the guard scored 13 points in the final 20:00 minutes of the contest. The Knights never cut the deficit under double-digits, and CIU led from tip to the final horn dismissing St. Andrews 96-74.

Game Notes:

  • Corey Benton scored 30 or more points for the fifth time this season, putting up 35 on the Knights. Benton was one rebound away from a double-double tallying nine rebounds. The Ram's leading scorer went 10-19 from the field and 13-14 from the foul line.
  • Brandon Doss was lights out from beyond the arc, going 6-8 from deep, scoring 20 points.
  • Sophomore Skyler McKinney shot 50% from the field and went 5-6 from the line, recording 17 points.
  • Elijah Spalding was second on the team in rebounds with eight.
  • As a team, CIU shot 56% from the field in the first half and finished the contest at 49% from the field. CIU went a stellar 8-13 from deep in the first half.

What Coach Tony Stockman is saying:
"I am proud of the guys locking in on defense early in the game. We did a great job of getting stops and getting out in transition. We also shared the ball exceptionally well, with 13 assists in the first half. Most importantly, we executed well in the second half to close out the game."

Up Next:
CIU will be back home for their final regular-season game as they battle the Truett McConnell Bears on Wednesday in the Moore Fitness Center at 7 PM.

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