Concord Limits Frostburg State in 81-60 Win

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's basketball team clamped down on Frostburg State in an 81-60 win Wednesday night inside the Carter Center in a Mountain East Conference game.

After a slow start offensively, CU (11-9, 8-7 MEC) was able to find its rhythm in the middle part of the first half. Trailing 13-7 six minutes in, Concord went on a 10-2 run that was capped by an offensive stick back from senior guard Jaguar Jackson at the 10:41 mark.  Senior forward Jevon Laidler also added two three-pointers during the stretch.

Holding onto a 23-21 lead with 7:23 remaining, Concord finished the half on a 17-7 spurt to take a 40-28 advantage into halftime.

The Bobcats (6-15, 2-13 MEC) hung around for the first six minutes of the second half as the Mountain Lions maintained a 48-38 lead with 13:40 remaining. However, a 9-0 run over the next 2:17 of the game allowed Concord to open its largest lead of the game—at the time—57-38, at the 11:23 mark.

The closest Frostburg State got was 16 in remaining 11 minutes of the game. CU pushed its lead to as many as 23 points, 73-50, after a Jackson triple at the 4:11 mark of the second half.

Though Concord shot just 43.3 percent for the game, the Mountain Lions limited FSU to 31 percent shooting. Frostburg State was 13-of-34 at the foul line while Concord hit on 71.9 percent (23-for-32) at charity stripe.

The 60 points by Frostburg State matched a season-low in points allowed by CU.

Junior guard JJ Harper led the Mountain Lions in scoring with 15 points. Senior guard Ethan Heller put together a strong line of 13 points and five assists. He was 5-for-7 from the floor and 3-of-3 from three-point distance. Graduate guard Lual Daniel Rahama just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.

Laidler scored all eight of his points in the first half. Fifth-year senior forward Da'Vion Moore matched Laidler in the scoring column.

Freshman forward Rene Diop went for seven points and six rebounds while recording four blocks—all in the second half.

Concord takes on Fairmont State 4:00 p.m. Saturday on the road.