SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- For the second straight game, Chandler Baker scored a team-high 20 points, leading Belmont Abbey to a 96-79 victory over Converse in Conference Carolinas men's basketball action Tuesday night. The win was the fifth straight for the Crusaders, who improve to 14-8 overall, 12-6 in league play.

Three other players reached double figures.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bosco Bojovic scored 16 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.
• Mario Lacy added 16 points and eight rebounds, while Sean Halloran dished out eight assists to go along with 14 points.
• The Crusaders shot 53.5 percent in the contest, while limiting the Valkyries to 45.2 percent.
• The Abbey also held a 45-28 rebounding edge, including 11 offensive boards.
• Converse led 14-10 with 13:45 left in the first half, but the Crusaders scored nine in a row and never trailed again. A 23-point lead midway through the second was the biggest of the game.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey continues its six-game road stretch this weekend with a trip to the Eastern half of North Carolina.
• The Crusaders play at Chowan on Friday before facing league-leader UNC Pembroke the following day.