Indianapolis, IN. – The Spring Arbor Men's Basketball team took to the road once again on Saturday, traveling to Indianapolis, IN to take on Marian in Crossroads League action. 
 
The Cougars came out hot in the first half, trading the lead with the Knights a few times early before a 14-0 run gave them a double-digit lead that they would hold throughout the rest of the half, going into the break up 39-29. The main facilitators of the halftime lead for the Cougars were Kevyn Robertson and Travis Grayson. Robertson had 12 points and 3 rebounds, while Grayson had 13 points on 4-4 shooting. Overall, Spring Arbor shot the lights out in the half, shooting 60.9 percent from the floor, including a stellar 58.3 percent from beyond the arc. 
 
The second half started off just as the first half had for the Cougars, extending their lead up to 22 points with around 13 minutes to go in the half, but Marian wasn't going down quietly. With about five minutes left, and Spring Arbor holding a 15 point lead, the Knights mounted their comeback, with a 16-2 run putting them down by 2, 69-67, with just over a minute to play. A flawless trip to the charity stripe for both Travis Grayson and Keyvn Robertson extended the Cougar lead back to 6 with 40 seconds to go, but Marian was still punching. A made jumper, Cougar turnover, and made three pointer cut the Cougar lead to 1 point with 7 seconds to go, and despite Grayson missing both of his foul shots, Gabe Newhof came up with a clutch rebound and was fouled. Newhof sunk both of his free throws to move the lead back to 3, and after the Cougars purposely fouled to prevent a game tying three, Newhof had another clutch rebound on an intentional miss from Marian on their foul shots to seal the nail-biter, 76-74 for Spring Arbor.
 
SCORE: Spring Arbor 76, Marian 74
LOCATION: Indianapolis, IN | Marian University PE Center
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 7-1, 2-0 Marian 4-3, 0-2
 
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The leading scorer for Spring Arbor was Kevyn Robertson, who had a big performance, recording a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, as well as dishing out 6 assists. 
• Joining Robertson in double-figures were Gabe Newhof, Travis Grayson, and Eli White. Newhof finished with 18 points and 5 rebounds. Grayson had 17 points and 3 boards, also going 2-3 from beyond the arc, while White had 11 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists. 
• 15 of Newhof's 18 points came in the second half, where he finished a perfect 6 of 6 from the field. This proved to be a key factor in the Cougars staving off the Knights comeback. 
• The leading scorer for Marian was Noah Lovan, who had 30 points on 10 of 16 shooting. Lovan was a big part in Marian's near comeback, with 20 of his 30 points coming in the second half. 
• While Spring Arbor finished ahead on the scoreboard, the Knights led in many of the team statistical categories, outpacing the Cougars in Points off Turnovers 28-21, 2^nd Chance Points 10-2, Bench Points 22-8, Points in the Paint 39-28, and Fast Break Points 11-2. However, Spring Arbor did best Marian in the more traditional stats, outshooting the Knights 57.1% to 44.6%, and outrebounding them 32-29. 

 
 
Next Up: 
The Cougars will travel to Grand Rapids, MI for a non-conference matchup against Kuyper on Tuesday, November 26^th. Tip-off will be at 5:00 PM.