Dwight Burton dribbles up the floor in 85-78 win over Cornerstone
Cornerstone Sports Info
85
Winner Madonna MU 18-7,10-5 WHAC
78
Cornerstone CSMBB 14-10, 8-7 WHAC
Winner
Madonna MU
18-7,10-5 WHAC
85
Final
78
Cornerstone CSMBB
14-10, 8-7 WHAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Madonna MU 49 36 85
Cornerstone CSMBB 35 43 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Zachary Shore

No. 22 @MUCrusadersMBB survives late rally, earns 10th WHAC win

THE BASICS
Score: #22 Madonna University 85, Cornerstone University 78
Records: Madonna (18-7, 10-5 WHAC), Cornerstone (14-10, 8-7 WHAC)
Location: Mol Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Turning Point: Dwight Burton 3-pointer with 33 seconds left
 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The 22nd-ranked Madonna University men's basketball team led by double digits for most of the night, but had to withstand a late rally by Cornerstone University inside Mol Arena on Saturday afternoon for a tough 85-78 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference victory. 

The teams traded baskets early before the Blue and Gold asserted themselves with a 34-12 run over 12:35 of game time to take a 20-point, 38-18, lead with 5:47 left in the half. Seven of MU's 13 made baskets in the run came from beyond the 3-point arc as Burton tallied 12 points while Caleb Drumm and Joshua Reynolds each added eight. Cornerstone answered with a 17-11 run to cut the lead to 14, 49-35, at the half.

The Blue and Gold led by 17 points with 4:36 to play but went scoreless from the field over the next 3:03 and the home team went 6-for-6 from the field with four from beyond the arc for a 16-2 run to cut the lead to three, 80-77, with 1:02 left. CU had a free throw to cut the margin to two, but missed, Reynolds grabbed the rebound and Burton hit a 3-pointer to push the lead to six and the Crusaders never looked back.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Burton paced MU with 29 points and four assists while Reynolds added 25 points, six rebounds, and three assists
  • Caleb Drumm tallied 13 points while Mark Mettie led the team with eight rebounds
  • The difference in the game came at the free-throw line where Madonna went 16-of-21 while CU finished 10-of-15
  • The Crusaders have won the past three meetings with the Golden Eagles which matches the longest streak all-time
NOEL'S NOTIONS
  • "I could not be more proud of the team's effort and toughness today. Cornerstone is an excellent program and it's always a tough place to play, which makes a road win here that much better. The guys played with great focus and composure despite some foul trouble. We gave all we had on every possession and Dwight and Josh played like All-Americans tonight." - Head Coach Noel Emenhiser
MILESTONE WATCH
  • Madonna is five wins shy of 300 in the program's history
  • Reynolds is eighth on the all-time scoring list with 1,433 points and is 50 shy of Chris Dierker's mark of 1,483
    • Only five players in program history have scored 1500 career points
  • Burton is 11th on the all-time scoring list with 1,307 points, 52 shy of Dan Kurtinaitis' 1,359 points (1999-04)
UP NEXT
  • The Crusaders return to the MU Activities Center on Wednesday, Feb. 5 as the host Indiana Tech at 7:30 PM.
  • At halftime, the Crusaders will honor the 2019 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Champions
  • Live coverage links will be available at www.mucrusaders.com/live. 
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