COLUMBUS, GA. - The Lander men's basketball team defeated Columbus State, 89-75, Saturday afternoon inside the Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center.

The Bearcats move to 8-2 (2-0 PBC) with the win, while the Cougars drop to 5-5 (0-2 PBC).

Elijah Alston led the Bearcats with 15 points as he finished the game shooting 5-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-8 from three-point range.

DaJuan Moorer and Tyler Brevard each collected 13 points for the game. LaRaymond Spivery also added 11 points for the game.

The Bearcats would be down early in the game, but they would respond with a 16-0 run to take a 21-11 lead in the middle of the half. Later in the half, the Bearcats would use a 19-9 run to extend the lead. Lander would take a 47-32 lead into halftime.

The Cougars would continue to fight throughout the second half, but could never get over the hump as Lander had an answer every time Columbus State threatened to make a comeback.

Columbus State was led by Bryant Givens, who scored 21 points. The Cougars entered the game ranked 10th in the country in steals per game, as they were only able to collect seven steals.

Lander returns to action Saturday, Jan. 4, when it plays at Georgia Southwestern. The game is scheduled to start at 3:30 pm.

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