ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's basketball team fell in its regular-season finale to Glenville State, 104-75, at the Carter Center Saturday afternoon in Mountain East Conference action.
With the loss, CU (11-17, 8-14 MEC) is still guaranteed spot in the MEC Tournament after Wednesday's win over West Virginia State. Concord takes on Notre Dame 8:15 p.m. Wednesday in Wheeling, West Virginia at WesBanco Arena.
Trailing 10-7 after a layup from freshman guard
Ethan Heller at the 15:37 mark, the Mountain Lions watched Glenville State (14-14, 11-11 MEC) go on a 20-8 run to build a 30-15 lead five minutes later. The Pioneers continued to build on their lead and were up 51-30 at halftime.
Concord briefly got the deficit under 20 after senior guard
Trey Brisco started the second half with a layup, but GSC quickly got its advantage back over 20 points for the remainder of the game.
For the contest, Glenville State knocked in 17 three-pointers.
Junior guard/forward
Malik Johnson tied his career high with 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting while tying for the team lead in rebounds with six points. Heller added 10 points.
Junior forward
Liam Evans had nine points and six rebounds off the bench. Brisco did a little bit of everything with eight points, six rebounds and six assists.
Wednesday will be the second time Concord and Notre meet in the MEC Tournament after facing off in the MEC Championship Game in 2016.
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