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Cornerstone University Golden Eagles
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PC: Logan Melcher
58
Concordia (MI) CONCORDI 6-16, 4-12
89
Winner Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 15-7, 12-5
Concordia (MI) CONCORDI
6-16, 4-12
58
Final
89
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST
15-7, 12-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Concordia (MI) CONCORDI 29 29 58
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 46 43 89

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | @jonnystrube0

Win streak extends to five for Men's Basketball as they blow past Concordia 89-58

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Make that five straight wins in a row for men's basketball as they beat Concordia in blowout fashion, 89-58. It was all Cornerstone from the jump, as they got out to an early 13-3 lead and never looked back as they were led by Cory Ainsworth's 22 and Luke Rowlinson's 17 points. Eli Steffen paced the offense with a season high 13 assists as Cornerstones goes on to win their fifth straight game, and 10 out of their last 11. The Golden Eagles are now 15-7 (11-5) on the year as they have a true road test on Wednesday, February 7 as they take on #7 Lourdes.
 
Game Highlights – Cornerstone – 89 Concordia - 58
 
  • First Half
    • Cornerstone opened the game on a 5-3 run thanks to a layup from Cory Ainsworth and a three from Mason Brooks.
    • Back-to-back threes from Luke Rowlinson and Mason Brooks gave Cornerstone a 13-5 lead, four-minutes into the game.
    • Free throws from Jack Joldersma gave Cornerstone a 19-9 lead with 13-minutes to go.
    • Blake Stewart highlights a Cornerstone 6-0 run with a booming fastbreak dunk that extended the Golden Eagle lead 25-11.
    • Devyn Jones makes back-to-back threes for Concordia as they are slowly cutting into the Golden Eagle lead 29-22 with seven-minutes to go in the half.
    • The Golden Eagles would respond with a 6-0 run of their own thanks to layups from Toby Woolcock and Cory Ainsworth.
    • A Luke Rowlinson three makes it a 40-27 Cornerstone lead with 3:30 to go in the half.
    • Cornerstone heads into halftime leading 46-29. Cory Ainsworth leads the way for the Golden Eagles with 12 points.
 
  • Second Half
    • Cory Ainsworth opens the second half in style with a two-handed slam off the pass of Eli Steffen.
    • The Golden Eagles kept scoring, opening the half on a 12-3 run, capped off by threes from Mason Brooks and Luke Rowlinson to make it 58-32.
    • Blake Stewart makes the reverse layup as it continues to be all Cornerstone in this one as they lead 66-38 with 12-minutes to go.
    • A three from Luke Rowlinson makes it a 71-41 game with 10-minutes to go.
    • Jack Joldersma gets the steal and throws it down on the other end as it is now 75-41.
    • The Golden Eagles start to empty the bench with six-minutes to go as they lead 75-45.
    • Aiden Gortmaker drills a three for Cornerstone off the pass of Trenton Boike to make it 82-50.
    • Trenton Boike makes back-to-back threes for the Golden Eagles as Cornerstone is two-minutes away from a victory.
    • Cornerstone wins their fifth straight game as they beat Concordia 89-58.
 
By the Numbers
23 – Cornerstone had 23 assists in the victory over Concordia.
22 – Cory Ainsworth led the way for the Golden Eagles with a game high 22 points.
13/8 – Eli Steffen had a season high 13 assists to go along with eight rebounds to pace the Cornerstone offense.
.472 – Cornerstone shot 47% for the game while Concordia shot 32.8%
 
What's Next?
The Golden Eagles hit the road for a big-time matchup against #7 Lourdes on Wednesday, January 7 for a 5:30 p.m. start time.
 
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