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Covenant College Scots
Luke crowden
107
Covenant COV 2-2,0-0 CCS
125
Winner Greenville GRNVLU 3-1,0-0 SLIAC
Covenant COV
2-2,0-0 CCS
107
Final
125
Greenville GRNVLU
3-1,0-0 SLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Covenant COV 55 52 107
Greenville GRNVLU 71 54 125

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Scots Lose Shootout On The Road

GREENVILLE, Ill. - Covenant traveled to Greenville on a two-game winning streak. The Scots were unable to keep the streak going as they lost a shootout to the Panthers to drop to 2-2 on the season. 

Final: Covenant 107, Greenville 125
Records: Covenant (2-2), Greenville (3-1)

FIRST HALF:

  • The Scots and the Panthers traded buckets early on as a layup from Eli Witt tied the game at seven. 
  • Jesse Kinard gave Covenant its first lead of the game with a 3-pointer with 14:04 remaining in the half. 
  • Buckets by Witt and Luke Crowden extended the Scots lead to 19-12.
  • On the fastbreak, Witt got a basket to go to put the Scots ahead 25-17 midway through the half.
  • A 10-1 run for Greenville put it back ahead at 27-26. 
  • Greenville continued to gain momentum as a pair of 3-pointers put it ahead 42-34. 
  • A 7-0 run for the Panthers put their lead to double-digits at 54-39. 
  • The two teams kept going up and down the court scoring as eventually the Panthers led 71-55 at the intermission. 

SECOND HALF:

  • The Panthers extended their lead to 20 points on a jumper from Joseph Craig. 
  • A 9-0 run for Covenant capped off by a triple from Crowden cut the Greenville lead to 78-67. 
  • Witt found another bucket on the fast break to cut the lead to 10 with 13:47 remaining. 
  • At the midway point of the half, Compare scored, but the Scots still trailed 95-81. 
  • A 7-0 run from Covenant put it back within reach of Greenville at 99-93. 
  • With the Scots down 11, the Panthers went on an 8-0 run to put the game out of reach.
  • Crowden scored twice in the final few minutes but it was too little too late as the Scots fell 125-107. 

GAME NOTES: 

  • Covenant moves to 0-3 all-time against Greenville. 
  • Witt scored a career-high 27 points on 13-of-17 shooting. He also posted seven rebounds. 
  • Crowden had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Kinard (16 points), Jonathan Gernatt (15 points), David Compere (13 points), and Fisher Mitchell (10 points) were also in double figures scoring. 
  • Covenant was 54.1% (40-74) shooting while Greenville was 42.3% (41-97) shooting. 
  • The Scots had 31 turnovers while the Panthers had 18.  

UP NEXT: Covenant has a break for Thanksgiving before restarting play on Nov. 28 against Welch at home. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. 

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