ELKINS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's basketball team dropped an 80-65 to Davis & Elkins Saturday afternoon at the McDonnell Center in a Mountain East Conference matchup.
A 21-7 run by Davis & Elkins (5-9, 3-6 MEC) early in the second half was too much for Concord (6-9, 4-6 MEC) to overcome.
Trailing 42-41 with 19:02 remaining in the contest after a three-pointer by senior guard
Brandon Kennedy, the Mountain Lions watched D&E extend the lead out to double digits, 52-41, five minutes later.
Still trailing by 12, 63-51, junior guard
Ethan Heller floated down the lane for a layup to cut the advantage to 10 points at the 8:53 mark, but it was as close as Concord would get for the remainder of the game.
The Mountain Lions used nine early points from fifth-year senior forward
Lual Daniel Rahama to grab a 16-12 lead. Back-to-back three-pointers by the Senators gave them the lead for good at the 10:56 mark of the first half. CU trailed by as much as eight points in the first half, but was able to cut the deficit to five, 40-35, at halftime.
Three-pointers by Heller and Kennedy on back-to-back possessions to open the second half got the Mountain Lions to within 42-41 before the D&E spurt.
Rahama finished with 17 points and seven rebounds. A 3-of-6 showing from three-point range for Kennedy gave him 11 points in the contest. Heller added 10 points in the contest.
CU faces Charleston 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Carter Center, the first of three straight home contests.
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