Memphis Standard

The Christian Brothers University men's basketball team earned a hard-fought 61-51 win over Shorter, in Gulf South Conference action, on Saturday afternoon, at Canale Arena. CBU held the Hawks to 35 percent shooting, in the first half, and scored 28 points off 26 Shorter miscues. TIP OFF: Score: CBU 61 (3-12, 3-9 GSC) | SU 51 (3-13, 1-9 GSC) Get Social: Twitter - Twitter - @CBU_MBB | Facebook – GoBucsGo | Instagram – CBUBucs  HOW IT HAPPENED 

• A Charlie Champagne three pointer gave the Bucs a 19-8 lead with 9:33 left in the first half. 
• Shorter outscored the Bucs 14-9 the rest of the way to cut CBU lead to 28-22 at halftime. 
• CBU held the visitors to just 35 percent shooting in the first half (9-26), including 2-10 from three point range. 
• Shorter opened the second half 4-5 from the floor to take a 31-28 lead with 16:26 left. 
• CBU used an 8-0 run to give it a 36-31 advantage with 9:10 remaining. 
• After Shorter cut the lead to 36-35, CBU responded with a 19-6 spurt to take a 55-41 lead with less than 2:30 remaining. 
• The visitors were unable to get within single digits for the remainder of the contest. . 

KEY STATS | NOTEABLES 

• CBU finished with a season-high 17 steals. 
• The Bucs finished 13-24 from the free throw line, while the Hawks were 5-9. 
• CBU outrebounded Shorter 32-27
• The Bucs forced 26 miscues, converting them into 28 points. 
• Nick Deifel led the Bucs with 13 points. 
• Luke Gdowski finished with a career-high 10 rebounds to lead CBU. 
• Charlie Champagne led the CBU defense with a career-high five steals.

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