WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. – The IU Southeast men's basketball team fell to No. 20 Cumberlands 92-75 on Friday.
IU Southeast led 7-5 five minutes into the game, but Cumberlands answered with a 9-0 run to take a 14-7 edge.
Leading 31-25, the Patriots used a 10-0 run to take a 41-25 lead. Cumberlands led by as many as 18 points in the first half and went into halftime with a 49-34 advantage.
Cumberlands led by as many as 27 in the second half and cruised to a 92-75 win.
Bailey Temming led IU Southeast with 17 points and four blocks off the bench.
Trent Hinkle had 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Both
Ethan Haddaway and
Camden Pfeister had nine points apiece.
"We got beat down by a really good team" IU Southeast head coach
Wiley Brown said. "They were more physical than us at all positions. We did beat them in rebounding. Against good teams, you have to have spacing, ball movement, player movement, and make shots. That's why Cumberlands is so hard to guard. They attack downhill with good spacing and make shots. I was proud of my guys for not quitting. Back to the lab!"
IU Southeast falls to 3-2 overall. The Grenadiers are off until Saturday, November 15 when they travel to Marian.