NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Four Sea Gulls reached double figures but the Salisbury University men's basketball team dropped its Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference opener to the fourth-ranked Christopher Newport Captains, 84-74, on the road Saturday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• CNU opened the game with a 9-2 run capped off by a Jahn Hines jumper just over three minutes into the match.
• Salisbury battled back to within two, 15-13, after Sean Carr knocked down an easy jumper with 12:51 on the clock.
• A few minutes later, Carr knocked down another jumper and a triple on back-to-back possessions to take the lead for the Sea Gulls, 22-19, with 10:48 remaining in the half.
• A three-point jumper by Jordan Oates gave Salisbury a four-point lead, 27-23, at the 9:28 mark.
• Both teams traded baskets and the lead for the next several minutes before Brendan Davis drilled a trey to give the Sea Gulls another four-point lead, 40-36, with just 3:21 left in the first half.
• Greg Bloodsworth made a tough driving layup in the final minute of the half to give Salisbury its largest lead of the half, 47-42, but a steal and a dunk by the Captains in final seconds sent the teams into halftime with a score of 47-44.
• The back-and-forth battle continued at the start of the second half before CNU used a 7-0 run to retake the lead and go up 55-49 with 16:15 left on the clock.
• The Sea Gulls charged back to within one, 56-57, after a jumper in the paint by Carr with 11:20 remaining in the game.
• The Captains jumped back out to six-point lead, 64-58, but two free throws from Carr and a layup from Brandon Craig brought Salisbury within two, 64-62, with 7:46 left to play.
• CNU used a 13-4 run to go up 77-66 with 5:01 remaining.
• Another layup from Craig cut the lead down to seven, 77-70, with 4:05 on the clock.
• Both teams traded baskets and free throws over the next few minutes. Two free throws in the final minute from Bloodsworth kept the Sea Gulls within seven, 81-74.
• CNU made its free throws down the stretch to give the game its final score of 84-74.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Salisbury shot 45.2 percent (28-for-62) from the field, including 35.7 percent (5-for-14) from three-point range. The team shot 54.3 percent (19-of-35) in the first half.
• Greg Bloodsworth led the Sea Gulls with 21 points on 8-for-17 shooting. He also grabbed six rebounds and dished out three assists.
• Sean Carr scored a career-high 19 points on 8-for-11 shooting. Carr bested his previous high of 18 points against PSU-Altoona a season ago.
• Jordan Oates fell one rebound shy of a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.
• Brandon Craig scored 13 points and hauled in eight rebounds.

CNU GAME NOTES

• CNU shot 49.3 percent (33-for-67) from the field, including 35.7 percent (5-for-14) from three-point range.
• Jahn Hines scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
• Matthew Brodie scored 16 points and hauled in nine boards.
• Trey Barber chipped in 12 points.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls will host C2C foe UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, Feb. 2.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Maggs PAC in Salisbury.

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Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 188 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.
 
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