Coker men’s basketball team defeated by Tusculum
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — The
Coker University men’s basketball
team fell at Tusculum in
South Atlantic Conference
action Jan. 16 by a score of 58-
50.
Tusculum jumped out to an
8-2 lead in the first five minutes,
before the Cobras would
battle back to tie the game at 10
with 12 and a half minutes to
play in the first half. The teams
would battle to ties at 14-14
and 16-16, before Tusculum
would later take a 23-22 lead
into the final two minutes of
the half.
Tusculum scored the last
two buckets of the half, taking
a 27-22 lead to the break.
The Cobras got back within
two four and a half minutes
into the second period, before
Tusculum would get its lead
back up to four with 12 minutes
to play.
After the Cobras got within
two again, the Pioneers went
on a run to extend their lead to
12 with seven minutes to play.
The Cobras would get back
within single digits with just
over two minutes to play, as the
Pioneers would keep the
Cobras at a few possessions’
distance until the final horn to
get the victory.
Chandler Lindsey paced the
Cobras with 16 points on the
day, while Christopher
Fordham also scored 12 points
in the game. Five other Cobras
contributed in the scoring column
in the contest.
Fordham led the Cobras on
the glass nearly missing a double-
double with eight
rebounds, while six other
Cobras were active in the
rebounding effort. Anderson
Keller dished out a team-high
two assists in the game, while
five others each registered one
assist.
Lindsey led the Cobras with
three steals, while Fordham
also recorded two in the game.
Lindsey posted the lone rejection
on the day for Coker.
