HUNTINGTON, IN - There was a lot of anticipation heading into tonight's contest between the visiting Spring Arbor University men's basketball team and Huntington University. The two teams had both recently upset the former #1 and current #6 rated Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats so both teams were hopeful to keep their hot streak going.

Huntington's Caleb Kennedy scored the game's first basket and would never trail in the game as the Foresters would go onto to win the game 81-71 despite another great performance from Junior guard Chris Bellamy.

Bellamy scored 27 points hitting 10 of 20 shots from the field including 4 of 9 from long range.

The difference in the game was rebounding. Huntington virtually eliminated any opportunity of Spring Arbor getting any second chance points. The Cougars managed only three offensive rebounds and would only convert one into points when Rob Hogans grabbed a rebound after a Matt Van Pelt miss with 10 seconds remaining in the game and Hogans made the put-back. But by then it was too little, too late with the score79-71 with just the few seconds left in the game.

Matt Howe scored 16 points, and Hogans scored 15 points as the trio scored the bulk of Spring Arbor's points with only five Cougars getting into the points column. Caleb Byers added eight points and Van Pelt chipped in five to round out the scoring for the Cougars.

Spring Arbor will take the long trip to Mount Vernon, OH on Tuesday night for a 7:00 tip with Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Spring Arbor drops to 12-6 and 3-3 in the MCC and MVNU has failed to win a game in conference play and sits at 6-12, and 0-6.