FAIRMONT, W.Va. – The Concord University men's basketball team lost 90-68 to Fairmont State Monday night in a Mountain East Conference game at Joe Retton Arena.
The game was tied five times early on, 2-2, 4-4, 6-6, 8-8 and 10-10, but Fairmont State (6-2), nationally-ranked 21
st in Division II went on a 16-3 run to separate itself from CU (4-5).
The Mountain Lions were able to get the deficit back to 10 points, 32-22, with 2:25 remaining in the first half after senior guard/forward
Malik Johnson hit one of his two three-pointers on the night.
FSU was able to elevate its lead to 41-28 at halftime.
With the Fighting Falcons threatening to stretch its lead out early in the second half, sophomore guard
Ethan Heller canned a three-pointer to get CU within 45-33 at the 17:38 mark. The short 5-0 run was answered by Fairmont State's 9-2 run as it led 54-35.
The Mountain Lions were only able to get to within 17 points of the FSU lead for the remainder of the game.
Johnson poured in 19 points for the Mountain Lions and added a team-best seven rebounds. Heller netted 12 points while junior forward
Mohamed Bundu added 10 points. Off the bench, senior forward
Liam Evans just missed double figures as he scored seven of his nine points at the foul line.
Now done with two consecutive road games, Concord begins a two-game home stretch 7:30 p.m. Wednesday as it welcomes Glenville State to the Carter Center.
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