Men’s Basketball Bested Culver-Stockton

Canton, Mo. - The Graceland University Men's Basketball team took on the Culver-Stockton College Wildcats. The Yellowjackets defeated the Wildcats, 96-79. Graceland move to 8-1 and are 5-0 in the conference.

Graceland (8-1; 5-0) | Culver-Stockton (3-6; 1-4)
Half 1: Graceland 48 | Culver-Stockton 29
Aleksa Markovic would open the game by sinking a jumper, and Darrius Davis would follow with a layup. Graceland would pull a nine-point lead early from an Austin Braun layup and free throws from Patrick Fisher (13-4). The Wildcats would close the gap to five points (28-23), Markovic would sink a three to break the run. Moments later, the Yellowjackets would go on an eight-point collection: baskets from Markovic, Carson Busch and Patrick Fisher. Graceland would close the first half with a layup and free throw from Braun to hold their largest lead of 19-points (48-29).

Half 2: Graceland 35 | Culver-Stockton 41
The Wildcats would open the second half from beyond the arches. Both teams would trade baskets. The Wildcats would push a five-point run to close their deficit to five points (66-61), Akeen Woods would break the run with a layup, and Amitia Afenjar would sink a layup to extend the Graceland lead. Moments later, Patrick Fisher and Aleksa Markovic would sink their own baskets to lead by 12 points. The Yellowjackets would hold their advantage and take the 83-70 victory over the Wildcats.

By the numbers:
27-27 – The Yellowjackets and the Wildcats sank 27 field goals
13-6 – Graceland three pointer compared to Culver-Stockton
12-38 – The Yellowjackets bench points and the Wildcats bench point
39-29 – Graceland had 10 more rebounds than Culver-Stockton

Graceland Leaders:
Scoring Leader: Aleksa Markovic – 23
Rebounding Leader: Darrius Davis – 12
Assist Leader: Aleksa Markovic – 4
Steal Leader: Patrick Fisher / Carter Brown – 2

Culver-Stockton Leaders:
Scoring Leader: Tai Walters-Whitaker – 19
Rebounding Leader: Tai Walters-Whitaker – 8
Assist Leader: Tai Walters-Whitaker – 4
Steal Leader: Ryan Moore – 2

Up Next:
The Yellowjackets will be back on the court on Saturday, December 9 when they host the Central Methodist University Eagles. Tip-off is set for 4:00 pm.

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