MARIETTA, Ga. ---- The Life University men's basketball team opened the 2020 season with an 88-70 win over Thomas University Friday night in the Blackstock Insurance Agency Classic.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
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Isaiah Hart led the Running Eagles offensively with a game-high 29 points. He added five rebounds, five assists, and three steals.
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James Moore also finished in double figures for the night as he added 13 points with nine rebounds and three blocks.
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Derrick Cook also finished in double figures with 12 points and added five rebounds with a pair of steals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Thomas held its only lead of the game four minutes in 7-6. Life U would take posession and outscore the Nighthawks 51-32 in the first half.
• A 17-2 Life U run extended the lead to 16, 36-20, with 6:19 left in the first half.
• Cook added the final points of the half on a three with the assist from Hart just outside the one minute mark as Life U took a 51-32 lead into the half.
• With 9:07 remaining in the game, Cumberlands led 62-59, however back-to-back threes from White and Milligan put the Running Eagles ahead 65-62 with 8:19 remaining in the game.
• Life U led by 20 or more the first four minutes of the second half as a block from Moore held the Running Eagles ahead 60-40 five minutes in.
• Thomas cut the lead to 13, 78-65, with 4:31 on the clock, but Life U continued to heat up from beyond the arc to quickly expand the lead past 20 once more. Moore added the final bucket with 1:25 on the clock as Life U earned the 88-70 season opening win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Life U finished 32-for-69 from the field, 46.4%, while Thomas shot 26-for-55, 47.3%. The Running Eagles finished 12-for-28, 42.9% from beyond the arc, as the Nighthawks went 7-for-20, 35%.
• Life U forced 20 turnovers in the game and scored 23 points off of the chances.
• Life U held a slight 36-32 lead over Thomas in points scored in the paint. The Running Eagles dominated the boards with a 44-26 advantage.
UP NEXT
• The men's basketball team will continue play in the Blackstock Insurance Agency Classic tomorrow as they host Southeastern Baptist College at 2 PM inside the Eagles' Nest.
