GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Men's Basketball sees their win streak extend to eight with another blowout victory over Cleary 95-63. Cornerstone and Cleary battled for the first 20-minutes of the game, seeing the Golden Eagles only lead by five at halftime. They would then blow the game open in the second half thanks to Cory Ainsworth (21) and Luke Rowlinson (19) scoring at will on the offensive side of the ball. This win moves Cornerstone to 18-7 (14-5) on the year as they welcome Lawrence Tech for senior night on Saturday, February 17 starting at 5 p.m.
 
Game Highlights – Cornerstone – 95 Cleary - 63
 

• First Half
  • Cleary opened the game on a 4-0 run thanks to nice moves around the basket. Toby Woolcock would answer with a three to get the scoring started for the Golden Eagles.
  • The Cougars continue to score as they have extended their lead 9-4 through the first three-minutes of the game.
  • Cory Ainsworth scores six-straight points for the Golden Eagles that forces Cleary to call a timeout as the game is now tied 12-12.
  • Cory Ainsworth throws down the hammer to give Cornerstone the lead 16-15.
  • Jack Joldersma and Toby Woolcock made layups for the Golden Eagles to make it a 20-19 game with eight-minutes to go in the half.
  • Cornerstone continues to lead Cleary 25-23 with five-minutes to go in the half.
  • Mason Brooks makes a pair of free throws for the Golden Eagles to make it a 29-23 game.
  • Cornerstone ends their field goal drought with a three from Mason Brooks to make it 34-27.
  • The Golden Eagles heads into halftime with a 34-29 lead.

 

• Second Half
  • Cornerstone opens the second half on a 5-2 run thanks to a three from Luke Rowlinson and a layup from Cory Ainsworth.
  • Cory Ainsworth continues to score for the Golden Eagles as they continue to lead 45-36.
  • Cornerstone is starting to pull away as Cory Ainsworth uses a spin move to score and Luke Rowlinson follows that with a three to make it 50-36.
  • Luke Rowlinson makes two more threes to force Cleary to call a timeout as they now lead by 20, 56-36.
  • Mason Brooks gets into the three-point party and Blake Stewart follows with a layup as the Golden Eagles lead 66-42.
  • Jack Joldersma finishes in transition as he has scored four-straight points for the Golden Eagles, making it 74-49 with seven-minutes to go.
  • Cornerstone goes deep in their bench as Luke Vanderwerff makes a couple layups and Tre Seydel nails a corner three to make it 83-55.
  • Tre Seydel and Luke Vanderwerff make another pair of layups as Trenton Boike makes a three as the Golden Eagles go on to win big 95-63

 
 
By the Numbers
61 – The Golden Eagles scored 61 second half points
23 – Cornerstone had 23 assists for the game
21 – Cory Ainsworth led the way with a game high 21 points
.536 – The Golden Eagles shot 53.6% for the game
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone remains at home for their final regular season home game on Saturday, February 17 as they take on Lawrence Tech for senior night.  
 
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