BELMONT, N.C. -- Mario Lacy, Jr., and Mason Taylor each scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds, but a 28.1% shooting performance in the second half sent Belmont Abbey to a 74-62 setback against Emmanuel in Conference Carolinas men's basketball action Wednesday night.

The loss dropped the Crusaders (13-7, 9-3) into a three-way tie for second with the Lions (also 13-7, 9-3) and Barton. It also snapped a 16-game home winning streak, including 10 straight this year.??????

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Charles Solomon finished just short of a double-double with nine points and team-high nine rebounds. He also had five assists and four blocks.
• The teams were tied 35-35 at half, before the Crusaders used seven straight points for a 43-37 lead.
• However, the Lions tallied 30 of the next 37 points to open a 67-50 advantage with 6:43 left.
• The Abbey made just nine of 32 field-goal attempts after intermission.
• Belmont Abbey held a 44-33 rebounding advantage, but committed 11 more turnovers (17 to the Lions' six).

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey faces its next two opponents on the road.
• The Crusaders are at Converse on Saturday and at Erskine next Wednesday.