WILMORE, Ky.--- Sophomore business admin major
Cam Jones went for a career-high 18 points but Asbury men's basketball (0-2, 0-0 CCS) slipped to a second half Berea comeback in Wilmore, Ky., on Tuesday night's home opener, 75-68.
AU had a 37-32 lead at halftime on 48% shooting and six threes. Berea outscored Asbury 43-31 in the second half to secure their first win of the season, using 24 points from Trey Minter and 47% shooting as a team from the field.
Asbury guard
Cam Jones scored a career-high 18 points on 7-11 shooting from the field, four made threes, six rebounds, three assists, a steal, and a block. Senior
Ben McNew had 15 points with four rebounds.
AU graduate forward
Clayton Winter had 16 rebounds with five points and four assists. Sophomore
Jonathan Combs had 12 points and six rebounds with two steals for Asbury.
Berea committed nine turnovers but managed to turn Asbury over 16 time, their second most in the last two seasons. AU outrebounded Berea 39-26 and led in points in the paint 36-32 over Berea.
The Eagles had a 62-52 lead with 7:04 to go after a 10-0 run powered by back-to-back threes from
Cam Jones and
Aaron Thompson. Berea finished the final seven minutes on a 23-6 run to secure the win.
Looking ahead, Asbury will host the Zweifel-Pritchett Classic this weekend beginning with a 7:30 pm tipoff on Thursday night against LeTourneau University.
"A lot of credit goes to Berea, their guys kept battling and battling and made winning plays down the stretch. We were up 10 with 7 to go, plenty of time left in the game and in certain situations late we have to make better decisions and learn how to close it out."
Russ Abner | Asbury Associate Head Coach
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Cam Jones | 18 PTS (Career-High), 7-11 FG, 4-6 3PT, 6 REB, 3 AST, STL, BLK
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Ben McNew | 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, STL
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Jonathan Combs | 12 PTS, 6 REB
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Clayton Winter | 16 REB, 5 PTS
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Aden Slone | 5 AST, 3 REB, 4 PTS, STL
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