Box Score
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. –
Junior forward Morgan McDonald (Inwood, W.Va/Musselman) had 18 points and 12 rebounds and junior guard Austin Cunningham (Vincent, Ohio/Ohio Valley) added 16 points and a game-high seven assists to lead Shepherd University to a 72-57 win over Urbana University in MEC men's basketball action at the Butcher Center on Saturday.
McDonald hit on 7-of-12 shots from the floor with a 4-of-4 effort from the foul line. His double-double was his 10th on the season.
Cunningham was 6-off-11 from the floor with a 2-of-5 effort from beyond the arc. He was 2-for-2 from the charity stripe.
Dusan Komljenovic scored a game-high 27 points to pace the Blue Knights. Mike Newton added 10 points, while Ognjen Rebic grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.
Shepherd took a 36-22 lead into the break behind 13 first half points from Cunningham.
The Rams went on an 11-0 run midway through the second half to take a 20-point lead at 56-36 with 9:54 remaining to put the game out of reach.
Shepherd shot 50.9 percent (28-55) from the floor with a 26.3 percent (5-19) effort from three-point range. The Rams connected on 11-of-16 free throws (68.8 percent).
Urbana shot 35.6 percent (21-59) from the floor with a 6-of-19 effort (31.6 percent) from beyond the arc. The Blue Knights hit on 9-of-12 free throws (75 percent).
Shepherd had a 37-33 edge on the boards. The Rams forced 18 turnovers and committed 16.
Shepherd improves to 16-6, 11-5 in conference action, while Urbana drops to 0-21, 0-17. The Rams return to action on Thursday when they travel to West Liberty for a 7:30 p.m. contest.
Box Score
Austin Cunningham had 16 points and seven assists.
Kevin Jones had 10 points and six rebounds.
Morgan McDonald had 18 points and 12 boards.
Brantley Osborne tossed in 13 points.
Marcus Pilgrim had five points, four rebounds, and two assists.
Naim Muhammad scored seven points. (Photos by William Ransom)
