Tuesday, November 5
Riverside, Calif.
7:00 PM
California Baptist University
1-0,0-0WAC
93
vs
70
Jackson State
0-1,0-0SWAC
1
2
F
Jackson St.
30
40
70
California Baptist
36
57
93
Lancers Run Away in Second Half for Opening-Night Win
11/5/2019 10:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
RIVERSIDE – A dominant second half propelled California Baptist University to a 93-70 win on opening night of the 2019-20 season in the CBU Events Center on Tuesday.
CBU started the second half on an 18-3 run to flip what was a tightly contested first half into a blowout victory. The Lancers won the second half by 17 points, 57-40, in all.
"We had some struggles in the first half, but we came out determined in the second half," said head coach Rick Croy. "It's a different deal when you play in front of the home crowd we have here in the CBU Events Center. It's 4,500-plus strong, and they had the place rocking tonight."
The Lancer faithful were in full force as the official attendance was recorded at 4,976.
Ferron Flavors Jr. and Brandon Boyd made quite the debut to the Lancer faithful. Flavors, Jr., a redshirt junior transfer from Fairfield, scored a team-high 20 points on 6-for-10 shooting and 4-of-5 from three. Boyd, a redshirt senior transfer from Idaho State, added 16 points.
CBU starts the year out at 1-0, while Jackson State begins at 0-1. It's a good start for the Lancers, who won 16 games last year to set an NCAA record for most wins by a first-year team that is not an RPI counter. Jackson State came into the game not allowing a single team to score over 90 points during the 2018-19 season and being ranked 41st nationally for 65.8 points per game allowed.
The Lancers continue the first week of the season at home against California Lutheran for a 7 p.m. tipoff in the CBU Events Center. Fans can follow along live, with video on the WAC Digital Network, stats from StatBroadcast, and on the radio at Fox Sports 1350.
Overall, CBU shot 48.4 percent from the field (30-62) and held Jackson state to 37.1 percent (26-70) on Monday. The Lancers also made 43.3 percent (13-30) of their three-pointers, with 13 in all, while holding the Tigers to just four.
CBU also posted an advantage of 46-37 in rebounding, with De'jon Davis and Glenn Morison leading the way with eight each. Ty Rowell (13), Milan Acquaah (11), and Davis (11) all three eclipsed double-digit scoring, as well.
Acquaah had a balanced performance, with seven assists and six rebounds. Omar Lo was a spark off the bench, with eight points on 4-5 shooting and five rebounds in 12 minutes.
It was a close game early on, with Jackson State leading by as many as six in the first seven minutes (14-8). Lo and Davis led the Lancers' offense early. Davis scored six of the Lancers' first 12 points in the opening nine minutes. Lo came into the game and provided an immediate spark, scoring three-straight baskets for CBU.
CBU closed out the first half on a 10-3 run, with five different players contributing to the run. Boyd started the run with a layup, while Flavors, Jr. and Rowell both added layups around a strong dunk from Davis. A corner three from Reed Nottage a second before the halftime buzzer capped off the charge from CBU.
The Lancers picked right back up where they left off in the second half. They started the second half on an 18-3 run to turn a tight game into a blowout.
Flavors, Jr. scored two quick buckets, while Boyd hit back-to-back threes to build on the momentum. Acquaah added five points in the run, as well. Overall, Flavors, Jr. scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half alone, while Boyd added 11 of 16 over the final 20 minutes.
CBU started the second half on an 18-3 run to flip what was a tightly contested first half into a blowout victory. The Lancers won the second half by 17 points, 57-40, in all.
"We had some struggles in the first half, but we came out determined in the second half," said head coach Rick Croy. "It's a different deal when you play in front of the home crowd we have here in the CBU Events Center. It's 4,500-plus strong, and they had the place rocking tonight."
The Lancer faithful were in full force as the official attendance was recorded at 4,976.
Ferron Flavors Jr. and Brandon Boyd made quite the debut to the Lancer faithful. Flavors, Jr., a redshirt junior transfer from Fairfield, scored a team-high 20 points on 6-for-10 shooting and 4-of-5 from three. Boyd, a redshirt senior transfer from Idaho State, added 16 points.
🎙 FLAVORS FOR THREEEEEE 🎙#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/zi1ZxDHBBt
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) November 6, 2019
CBU starts the year out at 1-0, while Jackson State begins at 0-1. It's a good start for the Lancers, who won 16 games last year to set an NCAA record for most wins by a first-year team that is not an RPI counter. Jackson State came into the game not allowing a single team to score over 90 points during the 2018-19 season and being ranked 41st nationally for 65.8 points per game allowed.
The Lancers continue the first week of the season at home against California Lutheran for a 7 p.m. tipoff in the CBU Events Center. Fans can follow along live, with video on the WAC Digital Network, stats from StatBroadcast, and on the radio at Fox Sports 1350.
Overall, CBU shot 48.4 percent from the field (30-62) and held Jackson state to 37.1 percent (26-70) on Monday. The Lancers also made 43.3 percent (13-30) of their three-pointers, with 13 in all, while holding the Tigers to just four.
CBU also posted an advantage of 46-37 in rebounding, with De'jon Davis and Glenn Morison leading the way with eight each. Ty Rowell (13), Milan Acquaah (11), and Davis (11) all three eclipsed double-digit scoring, as well.
Acquaah had a balanced performance, with seven assists and six rebounds. Omar Lo was a spark off the bench, with eight points on 4-5 shooting and five rebounds in 12 minutes.
💧 ACQUAAH 💧#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/YBskOJGnxX
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) November 6, 2019
It was a close game early on, with Jackson State leading by as many as six in the first seven minutes (14-8). Lo and Davis led the Lancers' offense early. Davis scored six of the Lancers' first 12 points in the opening nine minutes. Lo came into the game and provided an immediate spark, scoring three-straight baskets for CBU.
Shake and Dish!
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) November 6, 2019
Milan Acquaah finds Omar Lo for the easy two!
We are tied at 16-16. #LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/2HvUY6Jhzo
CBU closed out the first half on a 10-3 run, with five different players contributing to the run. Boyd started the run with a layup, while Flavors, Jr. and Rowell both added layups around a strong dunk from Davis. A corner three from Reed Nottage a second before the halftime buzzer capped off the charge from CBU.
ASKAM REED NOTTAGE
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) November 6, 2019
That's how you close out a half! #LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/hR7r8LRU0E
The Lancers picked right back up where they left off in the second half. They started the second half on an 18-3 run to turn a tight game into a blowout.
Flavors, Jr. scored two quick buckets, while Boyd hit back-to-back threes to build on the momentum. Acquaah added five points in the run, as well. Overall, Flavors, Jr. scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half alone, while Boyd added 11 of 16 over the final 20 minutes.
🌬🌬🌬#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/jTMLn8k7Nm
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) November 6, 2019
Man down! Man down! ⛸️ (via @CBUmbb)pic.twitter.com/u7nGir6oCt
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) November 6, 2019
Team Stats
JSU
CBU
FG%
.371
.484
3FG%
.235
.433
FT%
.667
.769
RB
37
46
TO
12
17
STL
9
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
6
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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