Men's Basketball Cruise to Road Win

MOBERLY, Mo- Great Lakes Christian College Men's Basketball continued their first semester road trip Saturday, this time in Moberly, Missouri to take on Central Christian College of the Bible. CCCB entered the game 2-2 while GLCC entered the game just 1-5. The Crusaders jumped out to an early lead after starting the game cold. The Crusaders pressure and defense gave the Saints fits in the first half. GLCC held the Saints to just 26 percent shooting in the first half while forcing 9 turnovers. The Blue and White were up at the half 43-25. 

In the second half CCCB came out adjusted to the pressure and started to find a ryhthm offensively. GLCC could not find the same success defensively in the first half, but the Crusaders were able to execute offensively to maintain their 18 point advantage. Whitney Harris paced the Crusaders with his first double double in the GLCC uniform with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Trent Temple continued his strong play with 22 points 6 assists and 5 rebounds. The Crusaders would go onto win 90-72.

Inside the Box Score:

• The Crusaders would out rebound the Saints 45-34
• Glcc would force 18 turnovers while committing just 11.
• The Crusader would put up a season high 77 shots compared to CCCB's 63.
• Crusaders bench would chip in 20 points for GLCC while the Saints Bench only scored 8.

What Coach Says:

"It is always nice to grab a road win. Our guys have worked extremely hard this last week in practice, and it is nice to see them rewarded with the result. I thought our defense in the first half was really strong, but we really became complacent in the second half defensively. We must do a better job communicating and doing our work early in the possession. Overall though I think today was another positive step for us." On bench play, "I thought our bench was really good today. Josh Thompson provided huge spark, Jacob Cole was solid and gave us some nice scoring, Evan Anderson and IG played some really nice minutes at the big spot, and Mike Hill and Jordan Martinus were very steady and calming presence for us. This was the type of production we've been looking for from our bench." On Whitney Harris, "Whit is an extremely gifted offensive player. I thought he did a good job establishing himself today. He is such a mismatch problem. I was really happy to see him have a big night. I also loved seeing him be an absolute dude on the boards today."

What's Next:

Men's Basketball will travel to Fort Wayne, Indiana to take on Saint Francis on Wednesday December 9th. Tip off is scheduled at 7:00p.