EMMITSBURG, MD.- With three players finishing in double digits, career high nights for Malik Battle and Greg Spurlock, and a second half comeback run, Coppin State's men's basketball team fell short to Mount St. Marys on the road on Saturday afternoon for a final score of 74-60.
Inside the Numbers
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Battle led all players with 16 points and shot a perfect 10 for 10 from the stripe. Battle is now placed fourth all time in CSU history in single game free-throws with a one hundred percent free-throw field goal percentage.
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Spurlock went for a career high 14 points, with five rebounds, two steals, and shot 6 of 12 from the field.
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Justin Winston also scored in double figures as he finished with ten points, and three steals.
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Camaren Sparrow matched Winston with three steals, while tallying four points, four rebounds and hit both free-throws.
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Aa'Reyon Jones led the team with two assists, paired with two steals and went in for a breakaway slam.
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Preist Ryan went for four points and pulled down four rebounds.
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Ronnie Williams matched Ryan with four points along with a block and a steal.
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Toto Fagbenle and Ryan Archey chipped in two points a piece.
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As a team, Coppin outnumbered Mount St. Mary's on the defensive end. The Eagles scored 17 points off of 21 turnovers that they forced onto Mount St. Mary's.
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Coppin nearly quadrupled the mount in team steals (15-4).
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The Eagles also outnumbered the Mount in bench points (40-23).
How it Happened
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Mount St. Mary's hit four straight threes to gain early momentum in the first half. Spurlock went on a 5-0 run himself to bring the game back within single digits. (18-10).
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Spurlock and Winston led the Eagles with seven points each to close the half.
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Coppin trailed the Mount, 42-25 going into the second half.
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Ryan sparked a 4-2 run with a hook shot to gain some momentum at the start of the second half.
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Mount St. Mary's took their highest lead of the game at 7:57 (63-42).
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Battle and Spurlock went on a 7-0 run to bring a score of 65-53.
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Battle sparked another 7-0 run with Jones at 3:12 to cut Mount. St Mary's lead to single digits (67-60).
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Despite multiple runs from Coppin, the Mount scored eight free-throws straight to pull away with a 74-60 victory.
Up Next: The Eagles will hit the road to face Louisville on Wednesday, November 15th before facing University of Miami Ohio on Friday, November 17th. Live coverage of both games will be featured on ESPN.