Box Score SALISBURY, N.C. -- Wade Jackson scored a team-high 17 points and three other players topped double figures but an 21-6 second-half run lifted Catawba to an 85-75 victory over Belmont Abbey in men's college basketball action Wednesday night.

The Crusaders fall to 0-3 on the campaign, while the Indians improve to 2-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• KJ Garrett scored 16 points and dished out four assists. It marked the third time in as many games that the sophomore reached double figures.
• Mason Taylor added 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds, while Ryan Maslow rounded out the double-figure scoring efforts with 12 points.
• Garrett dished out four assists.
• Catawba outshot the Crusaders 52.6 percent (30 of 57) to 45.3 percent (29 of 64).
• The Crusaders forced 20 turnovers, most by an opponent this season.
• Catawba held a 39-31 advantage on the glass, including 22-14 in the second half.
• Belmont Abbey led 43-36 at intermission after trailing by as many as 15 (23-8) in the period. The Crusaders outscored the Indians 35-13 over the final 12:32 of the period.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey closes out its four-game road swing to open the season on Saturday.
• The Crusaders travel to its fourth straight South Atlantic Conference opponent, Anderson, for a 4 p.m. start.