TYLER, Texas – On the verge of a Saturday season finale matchup against the University of the Ozarks, the Belhaven University men's basketball team topped the UT Tyler Patriots by a final score of 87-74 on the road.
Belhaven and the Patriots battled back and forth through the majority of the first half before the Green and Gold began to distance themselves from the Patriots in the second half of the game, to pull off the 87-74 victory.
The Blazers received exceptional play from a multitude of players including a 16 point, 12 rebound game from Brosnan Cooks, 11 points from Justin Jones and Jonathan Durham, and 10 points from Kelvin Pruitt, Nehemiah Womack, and Tommy McCoy.
Belhaven currently sits just one win shy of a 10 win season, the last coming in 2014 before the Blazers made the tough jump into the NCAA Division III ranks.
Through the first thee seasons of Division III play combined, the Blazers have amassed a total of 11 wins. Belhaven has a chance to finish with 10 wins in year four of the movement to the NCAA as the Blazers continue to build the program in a very positive direction.
Belhaven currently sits at 9-15 overall on the eve of the final game of the season versus the Ozarks. Belhaven defeated the Eagles in early January, 102-96.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Belhaven 87 | University of Texas at Tyler 74
Records: UTT (8-16) | BU (9-15)
Location: Louise Herrington Patriot Center | Tyler, Texas
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KEY STATISTICS
- Brosnan Cooks led Belhaven with 16 points and 12 rebounds, with the addition of 3 assists.
- Tommy McCoy had 6 rebounds to go along with his 10 point performance, and one steal.
- In thirteen minutes of play, Nehemiah Womack lit it up with 10 points, 2 rebounds, and one block.
- Kelvin Pruitt had a second-best 7 rebounds for the Green and Gold and 10 points.
- Justin Jones and Jonathan Durham each had 11 points while Jones finished with 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 steal.
-Laramie Long and Joshua Roberts ended with 8 points. Roberts had a team-high 3 steals, 4 assists, and 3 rebounds.
- As a team, Belhaven shot 46.4 percent from the field with 38 points in the paint and 34 points off of the bench.
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UP NEXT
The Blazers will play their last game of the 2018-19 season on Saturday, February 16 at the University of the Ozarks. Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m.
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