Tied at 28 at halftime, the Belmont Abbey men's basketball team outscored Coker 45-41 in the second half as it held on to defeat the Cobras 73-69 this evening in Hartsville. The Abbey improves to 13-7 overall and 10-4 in Conference Carolinas, while Coker falls to 9-11 overall and 5-8 in Conference Carolinas.

Belmont Abbey shot 47.4 percent (27-57) for the game and 55.6 percent (15-27) in the second half, matching Coker nearly basket for basket as the Cobras shot 63 percent (17-27) in the final 20 minutes and 51.8 (29-56) for the game. Senior guard Jonathan Jackson led four Crusaders in double figures with 15 points on five of ten shooting, while freshman forward Kyle Phillips came off the bench to score 14 on six of ten shooting from the floor to go along with five rebounds and two steals. Richard Barbee contributed 12 points, two assists and two steals, while Chad Patus posted ten points on four of eight shooting. Barbee posted seven rebounds which tied for the game high as the Abbey held the advantage on the glass 33-28.

Josh Poston led the Cobras with 14 points, while Mason Ambler added 12.