Box Score CEDARVILLE, Ohio - J.C. Faubion scored 24 points and fueled a timely run late in the second half to carry Cedarville to a 73-62 non-conference victory over Ohio Christian.

The Yellow Jackets, 1-5, trailed 56-53 with 7:20 remaining and had never held the lead.

CU then exploded for 19 unanswered points over six-plus minutes with Faubion scoring eight of them.

The NAIA Division II Trailblazers, who entered the contest at 7-1, went nearly eight minutes without a field goal coming down the stretch.

The Jackets were slow in getting out of the blocks. They trailed 15-3 before narrowing the gap to 36-30 by halftime.

Cedarville played catch up until a Justice Montgomery basket with 5:27 to go gave the hosts the lead for good, 57-56.

Faubion came off the bench with his 24 points - matching his career-high - to go along with eight rebounds. Montgomery tallied 11 points and Patrick Bain scored all 10 of his in the pivotal second half.

Quotable: Head Coach Pat Estepp

"I'm really proud of our guys tonight! That was a win against a very good basketball team. Tony (Stockman) has done a tremendous job at OCU. They had beaten two ranked NAIA teams plus Malone on their floor.

"We did not start out well, mainly because we went away from our game plan and did not get the ball inside enough early. But, we responded and made a run to close the gap to end the first half.

"In the second half, we really grew up! I had challenged their toughness yesterday at practice and they really responded. It was some of the best defense we have played all year and we did a much better job attacking the lane.

"Our upperclassmen really played well. J.C. (Faubion) was huge tonight! Patrick (Bain), Easton Bazzoli, and Justice (Montgomery) made some big plays in the second half. Jason Reep was huge off the bench for us. The three-pointer he hit was a monster shot and really got everyone else going."

Numbers Game:

• Faubion also scored 24 points in his collegiate debut - a 110-107 double overtime win vs. Saint Joseph's (Ind.) on Nov. 8, 2013.
• The Jackets had not made over 50 percent of their field goals in a game yet this season (.489 vs. Findlay).
• Reep, the lone senior on the squad, scored his first five points of the season in 11 minutes of action.
• Robert Okoro has 10 blocked shots in his last four games.
• Cedarville leads the all-time series vs. Ohio Christian, 6-0.
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Next Up: The Yellow Jackets host Miami-Middletown in a non-conference game on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. EST.

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