Men’s Basketball Loses at Carson-Newman
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Lions men's basketball team lost on the road at Carson-Newman College Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse. Kacey Holt led MHC with 13 points and five rebounds.
Carson-Newman (17-4, 10-3 SAC) used a 36-13 run to break open a one-point first half lead and never look back in a 91-59 win over Mars Hill (3-18, 0-13 SAC) Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
The Eagles turned a 17-16 lead with eight minutes left in the
half into a 53-29 advantage four minutes into the first half.
Ish Sanders turned in a season high 28-point performance, while
Antoine Davis put up his first double-double of the season and
third of his career behind a 17-point, career-high 12-rebound
effort. Sanders 28-point outburst equaled Cody Henegar's
performance against the Lions in the first meeting between the
schools.
The Eagles dialed up the defensive pressure around the eight
minute mark in the first half when the run started. Carson-Newman
forced 21 turnovers - 14 of them steals - and converted them to 36
points.
Carson-Newman held nightly double-double machine Khourachi Thiam to
three points and 12 rebounds. The senior from Senegal went 1-for-12
from the field and didn't have an offensive rebound.
Kacey Holt led MHC in scoring with 13 points followed by Carter Wright with 11, and Will White and Jalen Witherspoon with 10 apiece.
MHC will play at Wingate University on Saturday. Game time is set for a 4 p.m. start.