Box Score EVANSVILLE, Ind. - NABC #5 Bellarmine pulled away in the second half to knock off the Yellow Jackets, 93-74, during opening night of the Southern Indiana Classic.

The Knights, 5-0, finished the first half on a 15-7 run for a 45-37 lead. They quickly built the spread to 19 in the first three minutes of the second period.

Cedarville, 1-5, dropped its fifth straight, but the Jackets came out of the blocks firing on all cylinders. Jason Cuffee drained 4-of-5 three-pointers and CU had Bellarmine knotted up, 30-30, with four minutes left in the first half.

Cuffee hit six long balls total and finished with a season-high 20 points. He also grabbed five rebounds with two assists and two steals.

Austin Pickett buried three treys and tallied 14 points. Patrick Bain came off the bench with two three-pointers and 10 points.

Marcus Reineke was held in check with three bombs and 11 points. However, he became the 52nd player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points.

Cedarville squares off with host Southern Indiana on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. EST.

Quotable: Head Coach Pat Estepp

"Our effort to start the game was really good. This is probably the most efficient and unselfish offense we will play against all year. And yet, we still had the first half at the pace we wanted.

"For some reason we came out a little flat on the defensive end to start the second half. I was proud of the fact we didn't quit. We also finally shot the three like we are capable of.

"We forced them into some turnovers, but we have to be harder to score on in the half court and we HAVE to start rebounding the ball better. These games can either break us or make us better. It's up to us in how we respond to this schedule."

Numbers Game:

• Reineke has made 20 consecutive free throws.
• Cuffee, who was 6-for-9 outside the arc, had been 1-for-17 through the first five games.
• Cuffee was one point shy of his career high. He tallied 21 vs. Lewis last season.
• Cedarville made a season-high 16 three-point baskets in 35 attempts.
• The Jackets have still yet to commit more turnovers than their opponent this season. Both teams had 18 miscues.
• It was the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
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