SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University men's basketball team was able to battle through a furious comeback effort from Taylor University to take down the Trojans 67-66 Tuesday evening at the McDonald Athletic Center.
Trey Cottingham scored a season-high 14 points to lead the Cougars while
Kevyn Robertson added 12.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Spring Arbor 67, Taylor 66
LOCATION: McDonald Athletic Center | Spring Arbor, Mich.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 7-20 (1-14 CL), Taylor 9-17 (5-10 CL)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Spring Arbor scored the first eight points of the game and never surrendered the lead. Robertson made back-to-back layups to get things started, and Cottingham and Eli White added a bucket each to give SAU an early 8-0 advantage.
- The Cougars continued to push the margin and took a 38-19 lead into halftime.
- Spring Arbor extended its lead to 21 – the largest of the night – early in the second half, but Taylor began to slowly chip away at the deficit.
- Behind a barrage of 3-pointers, the Trojans – who connected on nine triples in the second half – got back in the game and closed the gap to one, 65-64, with less than two minutes remaining in the contest.
- Two clutch free throws from Austin Braun in the closing seconds helped clinch the Cougars' first conference win of the season.
- Cottingham finished with 14 points and Robertson followed with 12. Braun stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
- Reigning Crossroads League Player of the Week Jason Hubbard posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Trojans.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor visits No. 16 ranked University of Saint Francis on Saturday, Feb. 12. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.
