GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Carson-Newman men’s
basketball team was unable to overcome a second-half rally by North
Carolina A&T, as the Eagles dropped an 81-74 decision to the
Division I Aggies on Tuesday night at Corbett Sports Center.
C-N held a five-point lead midway through the second half before
North Carolina A&T went on a 19-4 run and held on for the
win.
With the loss, C-N falls to 6-6 on the season, while North
Carolina A&T improves to 5-9.
The second half was the difference, as the Aggies shot 66.7
percent (16-of-24) during the final 20 minutes, while the Eagles
shot just 37.5 percent (12-of-32).
Junior guard J.J. Wesley (Mobile, Ala.) tallied 24 points to lead
the Eagles. Wesley was 8-of-14 from the floor, including 6-for-9
from behind the arc.
Sophomore forward Quinche Dowdell (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) tossed in 15
points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Eagles, while senior
guard Jordan Dixon (Clinton, Tenn.) added nine points and four
steals in the loss.
Dwane Joshua tallied a game-high 31 points, including five
3-pointers, and pulled down 10 rebounds to pace the Aggies. Nic
Simpson and Tavarus Alston tossed in 17 and 16 points,
respectively, in the win.
North Carolina A&T held a 24-15 lead at the 9:03 mark of the
first half, but he Eagles battled back and outscored the Aggies
25-13 to close out the half. Junior guard Erwin Staten’s
(Huntsville, Ala.) layup with 26 seconds remaining gave C-N a 40-37
advantage at the break.
The Aggies opened the second half on a 9-4 run to take a 46-44
lead. However, C-N responded as Wesley drained a 3-pointer to push
the Eagles back in front.
C-N held a 59-54 lead with 11:07 left in the contest, but the
Aggies outscored the Eagles 27-15 the rest of the way to pick up
the win.
The Eagles return to the court on Saturday in a South Atlantic
Conference matchup at Mars Hill. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. at
Stanford Arena in Mars Hill, N.C.
March 5, 2010
Carson-Newmans Dixon Garners Second Team All-SAC Honors
March 2, 2010
Eagles Open SAC Tournament Play on Wednesday at Tusculum
February 27, 2010
Comeback Bid Falls Short for Eagles at Wingate, 66-65
February 24, 2010
Eagles Suffer 71-65 Setback at Catawba
February 17, 2010
Eagles Drop 76-59 Decision to Brevard
February 13, 2010
Eagles Fall to Moore-led Pioneers, 77-51
February 10, 2010
Slow Start Costs Eagles in 73-61 Loss at Lenoir-Rhyne
February 6, 2010
Eagles Suffer 87-79 Setback to Mars Hill
February 1, 2010
Eagles Take Down Newberry, 55-53
January 27, 2010
Eagles Set to Square Off with Catawba on Wednesday Night
January 27, 2010
Eagles Struggle to Slow Down Catawba in 85-75 Loss
January 23, 2010
Eagles Set to Defend The Creek on Saturday Against Lenoir-Rhyne
January 23, 2010
Eagles Slip Past Lenoir-Rhyne, 66-61
January 20, 2010
Sharps Career Night not Enough as Eagles Fall at Brevard, 67-65
January 16, 2010
Eagles Return to the Road to Face Rival Tusculum on Saturday
January 16, 2010
Eagles Rally to Defeat Tusculum 62-58
January 13, 2010
Eagles Suffer 93-81 Setback Against Wingate
January 9, 2010
Turnovers Plague Eagles in 94-78 Loss at Mars Hill
January 8, 2010
Eagles Travel to Mars Hill on Saturday
January 5, 2010
Wesleys 24 Not Enough, Eagles Fall to North Carolina A&T 81-74
December 30, 2009
Eagles Cruise Past Lees-McRae, 76-57
December 2, 2009
Carson-Newman Falls to Maryville College, 69-56
November 30, 2009
Carson-Newmans Wesley Garners SAC Player of the Week Honors
November 27, 2009
Live Audio for the Dick Campbell Memorial Classic This Weekend
November 26, 2009
Eagles Set to Host Inaugural Dick Campbell Memorial Classic
November 21, 2009
Eagles blow by Concord with big second half, 85-67
November 21, 2009
Eagles Drop Hiwasse at LMU Tournament, 95-57
November 9, 2009
Eagles Fall to ETSU in Exhibition Action, 81-56
October 21, 2009
Eagles Hit the Court For Preseason Practice
October 15, 2009
Former Eagle Hyatte Playing Professionally in Macedonia
September 3, 2009
Former Eagle Guyton to Play Professionally in Denmark