Box Score BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – The Concord University men's basketball team pulled away from Bluefield State 88-77, Tuesday night in a non-conference tussle at Ned Shott Gymnasium.
The Mountain Lions (2-1) went into halftime down 32-28 after shooting just 25 percent in the first half.
Still trailing 41-36 four minutes into the second half, senior guard
Ethan Heller jumpstarted a run for CU. The Thornville, Ohio native scored five straight points to give Concord a 43-41 lead before Bluefield State (0-2) tied the game on the next possession.
A bucket from senior forward
Jevon Laidler and a two from graduate guard Lual Daniel Raham gave the Maroon and Gray a lead it would not give back. The Big Blues reduced the margin to 51-49. A triple from Rahama restored a five-point. BSU made another run at Concord as it got within 58-54. A layup from junior guard
Jordan Wooden and a breakaway dunk from junior guard
JJ Harper forced a Bluefield State timeout at the 9:22 mark.
Bluefield State was only able to get as close as six points, 71-65, for the remainder of the game as Concord closed out the Big Blues for a second-straight road win.
Though the Mountain Lions were cold from the floor in the first half, CU's defense limited BSU to 28.9 percent through 20 minutes. Because of the stingy defense, Concord jumped out to a 22-11 lead before the Big Blues came storming back late in the first half.
Concord shot a blistering 57.1 percent in the second half and scored 60 points as it also limited the turnovers. The Maroon and Gray had just two turnovers after halftime and 14 for the game.
Harper and Wooden each had 20 points. Fifth-year senior forward
Da'Vion Moore posted 13 points while Heller had 12. Rahama snatched 11 rebounds as CU held a 44-41 rebounding edge.
A complete box score was not immediately available after the game.Â
CU opens up Mountain East Conference play 4:00 p.m. Saturday when it hosts Charleston at the Carter Center.
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