Cobras Grind Out Saturday League Win over UVA Wise

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Coker University men's basketball ground out a Saturday (Dec. 4) South Atlantic Conference win over UVA Wise by a score of 80-71.

The teams played to a 17-17 deadlock through seven minutes, before battling to a 29-29 tie with nine minutes to play in the first half. The Cobras were finally able to separate in the game with four and a half minutes to play in the half at 40-33, before Coker would out-score UVA Wise 7-4 in the final few minutes to take a 47-37 lead to the half.

UVA Wise would cut the lead in half through the first three minutes of the second half, before Coker re-gained the 10-point lead over the next two and a half minutes. UVA Wise would yet again cut the lead in half with 12 and a half minutes to play, before the Cobras would eventually work back up to a double-digit lead with seven and a half to play at 65-55. Coker's double-digit lead would fluctuate over the next few minutes, before UVA Wise would get the game back to single digits in the final minute. Coker would go on to ice the victory from the charity stripe on home court.

Coker shot 63.8 percent from the floor in the game, including five three-pointers. Chandler Lindsey led the Cobras with 18 points on the day, while Zavier Measmer added 14 along with 12 from Cristopher Fordham and 10 each from Williams Onyeodi and Glenn Bynum Jr. Three other Cobras contributed points in the game. Coker out-rebounded UVA Wise 32-28 in the game, led by seven from Lindsey. Seven other Cobras were active on the glass in the victory. Fordham dished out a team-high five assists in the game, while four others helped on Coker buckets in the game. Lindsey and Fordham each registered two steals in the game, while Onyeodi, Jordan Jones and Jahnarious Snell each had one. Fordham also posted the lone rejection in the game.

The Cobras return to action on Wednesday (Dec. 8) on the road at Anderson (S.C.) in South Atlantic Conference action. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m., with video and live stats available at www.cokercobras.com.

McDonald's Player of the Game - Chandler Lindsey