SALISBURY, N.C. - A Coker University men's basketball  comeback effort fell sort at Catawba Wednesday night (Dec. 1) in South Atlantic Conference action, as the Cobras dropped the league contest by a score of 74-69.

Catawba led 14-6 seven and a half minutes into the game, while the teams went back and forth over the next few minutes and Coker trimmed the deficit to three with seven and a half minutes to play in the half. The lead fluctuated into the final few minutes of the frame, before the Cobras tied the game at 28 with two minutes to play in the period. Catawba would take a 34-31 edge to the locker room.

The Indians increased their lead into double-digits five minutes into the second half, before the Cobras would get the game back to single digits less than two minutes later. The deficit would fluctuate over the next few minutes, before the Cobras eventually got back within two at 53-51 with eight and a half to play. The Cobras would continue to battle in the second half, getting within one with under four minutes to play at 60-59. While the Cobras were close in the end, Catawba hung on for the home court victory.

Williams Onyeodi and Zavier Measmer each scored 15 points in the game to pace Coker, while Christopher Fordham also added 11 points on the night. Four other Cobras contributed points in the game. Demar Anderson and Chandler Lindsey shared the lead in the rebounding effort with eight apiece, while eight others were active on the glass for Coker. Lindsey dished out a game-high seven assists in the game, while three others helped on Coker buckets in the game. Fordham, Onyeodi and Glenn Bynum Jr. each registered two steals in the game, while Measmer also had one. Onyeodi and Lindsey each posted one block in the game.

The Cobras return home to the DeLoach Center on Saturday (Dec. 4) to welcome UVA Wise for a matinee conference contest. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. from the DeLoach Center, with video and live stats available at www.cokercobras.com.