Box Score

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The No. 3 ranked men's basketball team got at least seven points from seven different players as they posted an 80-63 win over visiting Concordia University on Wednesday night.  The win lifts the Panthers to 22-3 on the season and 12-1 in league action as they will host Lourdes on Saturday at 3:00pm inside the DU Student Center.

Lonnie Fairfax had a game high 17 points to go along with nine assists and a pair of steals to lead the Panthers to their second consecutive win.  Fairfax also hit both of his attempts from behind the arc as he is now 6-15 in his career from long-distance.  DeArmond Davis led DU with eight rebounds while JaVontae Ford posted three steals.

After Concordia took a 10-6 lead on a FT and three straight long balls, the Panthers went on a 15-0 run to take full control of the game at 21-10.  Finishing off the run was a thunderous dunk from senior James Humphrey forcing the Cardinals into a timeout.  CUAA got the lead down to four but the Panthers responded to take a 36-29 halftime lead.

After a Cardinal lay-up got the margin to within five again, DU slowly pulled away and extended it to 17 (52-35) on a pair of foul shots from James Nelson.  The largest lead of the game came at the 4:23 mark when Lonnie Fairfax hit 1 of 2 free-throws as DU posted the season sweep over the Cardinals.

Davenport finished 28-59 (48%) from the field while finishing with 21 assists on those field goals.  Concordia was limited to just 39% (22-56) as they also committed 19 turnovers in the loss. DU converted those miscues into 25 points and outscored the Cardinal bench 23-20.

Post-Game Quotes - Head Coach Burt Paddock and Lonnie Fairfax
 
Fairfax on: getting a bounce back win and - “It means a lot to win, helps us get our confidence back up and get us ready to play a Lourdes team that is hot right now.”
Fairfax on hitting 2 triples tonight -“It all comes from my teammates, I hit them in practice all the time and my teammates put the confidence in me to take them in the games.”
 
Paddock on a quality win - “We showed some nerves in not playing well against Indiana Tech and then starting slow versus Siena Heights so honestly I wasn't sure what to expect.  However we worked the guys hard the past couple days and I shouldn't be surprised because these guys are resilient and always find a way.”
  
Paddock on the play of Lonnie Fairfax - “Lonnie is unbelievable and it is a shame we won't have him next year.  There isn't another guy in the conference I would rather have leading my team.”
 
Paddock on upcoming game vs. Lourdes on Saturday - “They are really tough, have lost some guys but that has made them better.  They had won 6 straight and they mirror us with their athleticism and want to get up and down the floor.  So we are going to have to prepare and understand our defensive plan so we can take advantage of the friendly confines of the DU Student Center.” 


Post-Game Notes
With the win tonight, the men's basketball team is 82-14 when leading or tied at halftime under Coach Paddock and the Panthers are 50-5 at the DU Student Center and 47-11 in WHAC regular season games... Lonnie Fairfax was one assist away from recording a double-double (17 pts, 9 assists)... Stat of the game is the turn around in perimeter defense for DU which allowed Concordia to shoot 71.4% (5-7) beyond the arch in the first half while holding them scoreless in the second on 6 attempts... DU is now 7-10 all-time versus Concordia


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