Box Score CEDARVILLE, Ohio - J.C. Faubion scored all 22 of his points in the second half to spark the Yellow Jackets to a 77-73 non-conference result over visiting Mount Vernon Nazarene.

Cedarville won its fourth straight, all at home, to improve to 4-5.

The Cougars rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit for their only lead of the second half at 54-52 with 10:04 left. That's when Faubion took over.

After Colton Linkous hit a three to give the Jackets the lead for good, the junior guard scored the team's next eight points.

Faubion's triple at the 2:15 mark made it 70-63. He converted 5-of-6 free throws in the final 28 seconds to seal the outcome.

Faubion finished 11-for-12 at the line to go along with eight rebounds, three steals, and two assists.

Patrick Bain tallied 18 points and six rebounds. Linkous had nine points, all outside the arc, and Justice Montgomery handed out four assists.

Quotable: Head Coach Pat Estepp

"I'm really proud of our guys! That was a hard fought game against an old rival. That brought back some great memories of some special CU-MVNU games in the past. We knew this would be a challenge.

"We finished the first half really well and Patrick (Bain) had a really good half. We hurt them off the dribble, but they were hurting us in transition. They made some adjustments defensively and we got a little tight and stagnant on offense. But, J.C. (Faubion) stepped up again and the guys settled down and made some big plays to take the lead back.

"J.C. and Colton (Linkous) had two big threes and we defended much better when we made the run to take the lead back. That was big for us to keep our poise after we had lost the lead.

"We are making strides and learning how to win games. This was a very good stretch for us. Hopefully, this gives us some confidence going into a tough week coming up."

Numbers Game:

• Faubion is averaging 22.3 ppg in his last four games. He's scored 53 points after halftime in the last two outings.
• Cedarville made 12 of its last 13 free throws.
• Since starting the season 4-for-14 at the line, Faubion has made 30-of-38 free throws (.789).
• Bain has supplied 12 ppg during the four-game winning streak.
• After dropping the first four home games, the Jackets have won their last four.
• This was the 80th meeting between the two schools.
• Cedarville leads the all-time series vs. MVNU, 56-24.
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Next Up: The Yellow Jackets travel to Painesville, Ohio on Tuesday to face Lake Erie in a non-conference game at 7:00 p.m. EST.

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