ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University men's basketball team shot a season-high 65 percent (32-for-49) from the field as it extended its winning streak to seven in an 85-70 road win over Concordia University on Friday night.
Paul Marandet led the way for the Cougars with a season-high 23 points on 8-for-10 shooting while also dishing out three assists. Brandon Durnell followed with 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 85, Concordia 70
LOCATION: Ann Arbor, Mich.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 8-1, Concordia 1-7
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Spring Arbor shot a blistering 73 percent (16-for-22) in the first half.
- The Cougars made their first three shots of the night to take the lead and would never trail in the game.
- Concordia trailed by four, 21-17, midway through the half before Luke Barber drained a three-pointer to spark a quick 8-0 run and put SAU in the driver's seat.
- In the opening moments of the second half, Tom Hamilton hit two big three's to kickstart a 16-2 run and Spring Arbor would maintain a comfortable margin the rest of the way.
FOR THE COUGARS
- For the third time in four games, Marandet scored at least 20 points. His 23 against the Cardinals were a season-high.
- Durnell posted 21 points and seven rebounds while Hamilton and Payton DeWildt finished with 14 points apiece.
- Spring Arbor was held to a season-low four three-pointers, but recorded its highest shooting percentage of the season, connecting on 65 percent (32-for-49) of its field goal attempts. The Cougars also went 17-for-28 from the free throw line.
FOR THE CARDINALS
- Jalen Thompson had 23 points and Jerald Booker had 21 to lead Concordia.
- The Cardinals also shot well from the field, hitting 47 percent (28-for-59) of their attempts, but were unable to keep pace with SAU.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor opens Crossroads League play when its hosts No. 16 University of Saint Francis (4-3, 0-0 CL) on Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
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