MARION, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University men's basketball team opened the 2020-21 season at the Crossroads League/WHAC Challenge, hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University.
Spring Arbor dropped its opening game against Indiana Tech 77-63 on Friday night before falling to Cornerstone University 82-73 on Saturday.
THE BASICS
SCORES: Spring Arbor 63, (RV) Indiana Tech 77
Spring Arbor 73, (RV) Cornerstone 82
LOCATION: Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 0-2, Indiana Tech 1-0, Cornerstone 1-1
VS. INDIANA TECH
- Brandon Durnell got off to a great start, making eight of his first nine shots and scoring 20 points in the first 11 minutes of the game.
- A bucket by Joshua Laman in the closing seconds of the period sent the two teams into halftime tied 39-39.
- Indiana Tech took control early in the second half. The Warriors used a 17-4 run over the first eight minutes of the stanza to pull ahead by double digits.
- Durnell matched his career-high with 32 points on 13-of-19 shooting. He also hauled in a game-best 16 rebounds.
- Spring Arbor shot 41 percent from the field, but was held to 28 percent from 3-point range. Indiana Tech made 51 percent of its shots.
VS. CORNERSTONE
- A slow start hurt Spring Arbor against Cornerstone. The Cougars were held to 27 percent shooting through the first 20 minutes, allowing the Golden Eagles to take a 41-25 advantage into halftime.
- Cornerstone led by 24, 79-55, with 6:11 remaining in the game, but SAU continued to battle closing the gap to 12 in the final minute, but the Golden Eagles' lead was too much to overcome.
- Durnell led SAU with 21 points and seven rebounds. Daniel Cluster recorded a career-high 18 points while Denver Cade followed with 13 and Cottingham added 10.
- Spring Arbor shot 43 percent on the afternoon while Cornerstone made 46 percent of its field goal attempts.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor hosts Grace Christian University in its home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.
