Box Score ETTRICK, Va. – The Concord University men's basketball team won its season-opening game versus Virginia State 75-69 at the Virginia State Classic.
Sophomore guard
Aaron Miller scored a career-high 31 points on 13-for-20 shooting to lead the Mountain Lions to the victory.
After trailing 61-60 with 5:28 left in the game, Concord was able to finish the game on a 15-8 run to secure the win. The Mountain Lions are 3-1 in four season openers under head coach
Kent McBride.
Two other Mountain Lions, senior guard
Mike Boyd and freshman guard
Babe Murphy scored 16 and 10 point respectively. Boyd added seven rebounds and four assists while Murphy shot 3-for-5 from the field.
Junior forward
Jametrius Wade pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds while adding seven points.
For the game, the Mountain Lions shot 52 percent (27-for-51) compared to Virginia State's 37 percent from the field (17-for-46). CU also held advantage in rebounds (34-30), assists (11-9) and steals (9-6).
A full recap and box score will be provided once one is made available.
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