The Eastern Mennonite men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing skid Saturday afternoon, taking apart Maryland Bible College 112-61 at the Don Glick Classic in Bridgewater.聽 All 16 Royals in uniform played in the contest with 14 of the men getting into the scoring column.
(Fredericksburg, VA/Mountain View) started things off with an offensive put-back and EMU never looked back.聽 The Runnin Royals never trailed and used a 15-2 run to blow open a double digit lead.
EMU scored the final seven points of the half to lead 56-23 at the break.聽 (Alexandria, VA/T.C. Williams) and (Fort Washington, MD/Friendly) keyed a strong second half before the bench players took over with the lead at 89-49.
Eastern Mennonite shot 54% from the floor, had a 50-40 edge in rebounding, and forced 31 turnovers.
Yates finished 9-of-11 from the floor and charted a career high 21 points.聽 He tied his career high with four steals and co-led the team with six rebounds.聽 Sims and (Telford, PA/Christopher Dock) each finished with 12 points.
Freshman (Covington, VA/Alleghany) had the best game of his career with nine points, three blocked shots and a pair of assists.聽 (Harrisonburg, VA/Broadway) also scored nine.聽 (Bridgeton, NJ/Salem) and (Prince George, VA/Prince George) led the team over the final minutes of the game, with each scoring their career high. 聽Furbush hit 3-of-4 shots and had six points, while Sulc scored five.
EMU improves to 7-3 with the non-conference win.聽 The men return to the court Monday afternoon, playing at No. 20 Christopher Newport.聽 Game time in Newport News is 5:30pm.