GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Cornerstone raced out to a double-digit lead in the opening minutes but Davenport used a big second half to post a 90-81 upset of the No. 1 ranked Golden Eagles. The loss is the first for CU since late October as they fall to 16-2 overall and 9-1 in the WHAC. Cornerstone will look to rebound when they take on No. 25 Northwestern Ohio next Wednesday in Lima.
 
Game Flow
Cornerstone came out on fire in the early going as they scored the first nine points of the game, forcing the Panthers into an early timeout. That lead continued to grow over the next few minutes and after back to back triples from Eric Readman and Cory Cox, CU was up 15 (29-14) with 8:28 to play in the first half. DU however got a few stops and behind the play of Javon Haines, crawled back into the game and CU went into the locker room up only four (39-35).

Davenport continued their push into the second half and they scored the first five points to take their first lead of the game at 40-39. Over the next five minutes, the lead would change hands four more times but it was the Panthers who used a 13-4 run to open a 59-50 lead and the margin never fell below six for the remainder of the game as DU hit 34/38 free throws on the game.
 
Say What?
"Not our best game but we can't get down for long with another hard road trip ahead of us next week at UNOH." Head Coach Kim Elders
 
By the Numbers
24 – Kyle Steigenga led the Golden Eagles with 24 points (7/10 from the field and 10/14 from the line)
9/8 – CU was led in rebounding by Sam Vander Sluis and Steigenga (CU out-rebounded DU 40-33)
8 – Assists for Michael McLaughlin – the senior now has 400 in his career
17 – Turnovers for Cornerstone – the second most in a single game this year for CU
1 – First loss for CU since October 28
 
Up Next
Cornerstone will play their last of a 5-game road trip next Wednesday when they travel to Lima, Ohio to face the No. 25 ranked Racers of Northwestern Ohio.
 
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