MBB Falls in Another Close Game

LANSING, Mich.- Great Lakes Christian College MBB team took on Asbury in the second game of the William Westerlund Memorial Classic. The Crusaders were eager to build off the win the night before. GLCC was able to control the game the entire first half building their lead as large as 8 points but Asbury refused to go away. In a back and forth first half the Crusaders would take a narrow 45-44 lead into the break. In the second half the lead never got larger than two points for either team until the Crusaders bench gave the spark needed to get control of the game. The Crusaders pushed the lead to as much as nine points with seven minutes to go an appeared to have control. The Eagles refused to go away though and slowly chipped away at the Crusaders lead, and regained the lead with two minutes to play. The Crusaders would get several good looks but could not capitalize as the Eagles would win narrowly by 82-79. Kylan Shipp had chance at the buzzer to tie the game but was off the mark.

Inside the Box Score:

• Jaivon Felton and Whitney Harris combined for 21 rebounds in the loss
• Both Crusaders and Eagles each dished out 17 assists
• The Crusaders turned the ball over just 11 times in the game
• GLCC held the Eagles to just 10/39 from three on the game

What Coach Says:

"Reality is it takes what it takes. We are putting ourselves in the position to win games but we just have not come out on the right side of these games yet. We are learning how to win these games and it goes back to our details. This group has all the pieces to do it, but no excuses we have to be better. Proud of our second unit and the spark they gave us this game, but credit to Asbury for refusing to go away. Coach Shouse does such a good job with his guys. This schedule we have will help us in the long run. We just need to continue to stay together."

What's Next: Crusaders will travel to Ohio Christian Tuesday to take on the Trailblazers at 7p.