Box Score LANSING, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University men's basketball team took a double-digit second half lead, then withstood a final run from Great Lakes Christian College to hold on for an 84-81 victory on Tuesday night.

Brandon Durnell and Nate Flannery finished with double-doubles. Durnell recorded 24 points and 16 rebounds while Flannery came away with 11 points and 10 assists.

 
THE BASICS
SCORE: Spring Arbor 84, Great Lakes Christian 81
LOCATION: Lansing, Mich.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 2-2, Great Lakes Christian 0-1

 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Spring Arbor shot 58 percent from the field in the first half and led by as many as 17. A late push by Great Lakes Christian closed the gap to 10, 47-37, at the intermission.
• The Crusaders continued to chip away at the deficit and got within one, 50-49, in the early stages of the second half, but a scoring spurt by the Cougars would widen the gap back to double-digits.
• The home team refused to go down without a fight. Over the final five minutes of the game, the Crusaders erased a nine-point deficit and tied the score at 81-81 with less than a minute to go. However, on the next possession, Flannery would find Daniel Cluster wide open under the basket for the easy two, and SAU would hang on.
• Durnell registered his third double-double of the season with 24 points and 16 boards while Flannery notched the first double-double of his career with 11 points and 10 assists.
• Cluster finished with 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Connor Cottingham added 12 points and Adam Gottschalk chipped in nine.

 

UP NEXT
Spring Arbor will open Crossroads League play at Bethel University on Friday, Nov. 20. Game time is set for 5 p.m.