The Belmont Abbey men's basketball team fell to the 14th-ranked Catawba Indians 94-76 this afternoon in the final game of the 2008 Moretz Sports Classic, hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne. Catawba improves to 9-3, while the Abbey falls to 5-3.

Belmont Abbey trailed 51-30 at the half but outscored the Indians 46-43 in the second stanza as senior guard Jonathan Jackson led three Crusaders in double figures with 18 points. He also had two assists and three steals. Senior guard Deonte Murphy and senior forward Kashif Gumbs both finished with 11 points. Murphy posted a pair of assists and two steals, while Gumbs, in his first action of the season, was nearly perfect from the floor, converting 3-5 field goal attempts and converting 5-6 free throw attempts. The Abbey shot 37.5 percent (27-72) from the field.

Catawba, which shot 51.5 percent (35-68) was led by Donzell Williams's 20 points. He was one of four Indians to reach double figures.