LIVONIA, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University men's basketball team erased a 13-point halftime deficit before falling 92-83 to Madonna on Friday night. The Cougars moved to 3-4, while the Crusaders, who are receiving votes in the NAIA Top 25 poll, improved to 4-1.
Spring Arbor trailed 48-35 at the break. Down 53-40 early in the second half, the Cougars scored 14 straight points to take a 54-53 lead on a
David Cundiff layup with 14:35 remaining. Madonna answered with seven straight points to regain the lead and shot 60.7 percent in the second half to hold off Spring Arbor.
Connor Bush led all scorers with an season-high 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds.
Brandon Trilli and
Kolt Nelson each scored 12 points, while Cundiff finished with 10 points, nine assists and five steals.
Nathan Keil added nine points off the bench.
Spring Arbor shot 45.7 percent from the field. Madonna made 10 of 22 attempts from 3-point range and turned 13 SAU turnovers into 20 points. DeAntwan Randall led six Crusaders in double figures with 16 points.
The Cougars open Crossroads League play at Huntington on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m.
