ADRIAN, Mich. – The Capital University men's basketball team traveled north to Michigan to do battle with the Adrian College Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon. There, the Comets shook off the midweek loss at Denison by defeating Adrian 63-61.
The win propels Cap to 3-1 on the year, while Adrian falls to 1-3.
Capital found themselves trailing 58-55 with 5:51 left in the game, but did not settle there. With the score still within reach and plenty of time to get back into it, Capital saw
Alex Eyink,
McKane Finkenbine and
Justin Nixon each split a set of free throws, allowing Capital to trim it 61-58 after AC's Braylon Dickerson drilled a 3-pointer with 4:20 remaining in the game.
While playing good defense and holding the Bulldogs scoreless, Capital cut back into the lead, thanks to
Alex Eyink's good layup with 2:51 left. With the momentum and trailing by just one point, Capital went back in front by the eventual final score with 1:21 left thanks to
McKane Finkenbine's good triple. From there, neither team would score and the Comets would escape the venue with the narrow victory.
THE NUMBERS
Justin Nixon scored 18 points to lead Capital. He did so on 75% shooting and 6-of-8 from the charity stripe. He completed a double-double with 10 rebounds to go with a pair of steals.
Dom Moegerle finished with 15 points, thanks to eight converted free throws. He added three rebounds and two steals.
Freshman
Cade Davies scored eight points off the bench, while also adding a steal.
Ryan Suever (7),
Alex Eyink (6), and
Daryl Cooper (3) combined for the remaining points from the starters, while
Eljae Deas (2) and
McKane Finkenbine (4) added points off the bench.
Finkenbine and Cooper each dished out four assists to lead the team.
Cooper was also instrumental elsewhere with six rebounds and three steals.
UP NEXT
Capital will return back to The Capital Center for their next three games, starting the homestand with Ohio Wesleyan on Tuesday, November 26th at 6 p.m. Then, Capital will host preseason No. 1 ranked and defending National Champions Trine on Sunday, December 2nd at 2 p.m. The homestand will wrap up on Wednesday, December 4th as Heidelberg comes to town to open up OAC play.
