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Men's Basketball

Life on the Road Remains Tough for Eagle Men

Ryan McIntosh led all Eagle scorers with 22 points
Box Score PORTLAND, Ore. – Playing on the road in the CCC continued to be challenging as Concordia defeated the visiting Northwest University Eagles 98-89 tonight in CCC play. Northwest drops into a tie for third with Northwest Christian and Concordia is in a 3-way tie for second.

In a tightly contested first half, Northwest would open up an 8 point lead, 29-21 with 4:46 left in the half after Nikola Djokovic would get to the rim for a score. Concordia would then go on an 8-0 run to tie the score after Willy Ligon's lay in with 3:19 showing on the clock. The Cavs would continue their run and take a 32-29 lead on a Ligon 3-pointer. Brett Skogstad would knot the score for the 6th time in the half, 34-34, with his 3-pointer at the 1:25 mark. CU would go ahead after two free throws, but Nikola Djokovic's jumper with 6 seconds to go would give the Eagles a narrow, 37-36 lead at the break.

The NU lead would be short-lived as the Cavaliers would take the lead for good 25 seconds in with an Anthony Holton jumper. Concordia would not give up the lead the remainder of the game. Back-to-back treys by CU's Tyler Velasquez and Willy Ligon would give the Cavs their largest lead of the half at 81-69 with 3:52 left in the game. 8 points would be the closest NU would get as Concordia would post their 7th straight win to raise their record to 16-4 for the year.

Northwest U (14-6, 5-4 CCC) was led by Ryan McIntosh's 22 points on 7 for 16 shooting. Michael Greene would add 15 points, Nemanja Grujicic 14 and Brett Skogstad scoring 10 points for the second straight night. The Eagles shot well hitting 49% of their shots, but only 9 of 29 from the 3-point line for 31%. NU out rebounded CU 38-31 and were below their season average at the free throw line hitting 16 of 25 for 69%. NU played without the services of starter Michael Russo, sitting out with a back injury.

Concordia's (16-4, 6-3 CCC) leading scorer, Adam Herman, dropped in a game high 30 points hitting 64% of his shots (9-14) including 11 of 13 from the free throw line. Tyler Velasquez scored 23 points and shot 50% for the night (8-16, 4 of 8 from 3-point range) and Willy Ligon dropped in 17 points shooting 60% for the game (6-10). The Cavaliers shot an impressive 57% as a team, 47% from beyond the 3-point arc.

"We've got to find a way to play a little better on the road," said John Van Dyke, Eagle head coach, "but as I've said this before, the conference is tough this year and winning on the road it a difficult task. Give credit to Concordia tonight, they shot exceptionally well. We'll return home and get ready for our home games next weekend."

NU will host Corban and Northwest Christian on Friday and Saturday next weekend.
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