Box Score CEDARVILLE, Ohio -
Marcus Reineke fired in 32 points as Cedarville bounced back to defeat Davis & Elkins, 82-73, in a G-MAC contest played in the Callan Athletic Center.
The Yellow Jackets were less than 48 hours removed from a heartbreaking two-point setback to defending champion Alderson Broaddus, but recovered to improve to 9-14 overall and 5-4 G-MAC.
Reineke came out smoking. He made all six of his shots in the first half, including a trio of baskets from beyond the arc, while piling up 17 points. CU netted the final eight points for a 43-30 difference.
The Yellow Jackets made only seven field goals over the final 20 minutes, but they went 21-for-30 at the line to hold off the Senators. Reineke was 10-for-11 himself.
The 6-foot-2 senior guard finished 8-for-11 from the field overall, 4-for-5 from deep, and 12-for 13 at the charity stripe to lead all scorers. He also handed out a game-high five assists.
Patrick Bain came off the bench with a career-high 13 points.
Leighton Smith chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds.
Next Up: Cedarville heads to Nashville, Tenn. on Thursday to face Trevecca with tip time at 9:15 p.m. EST.
Quotable: Head Coach Pat Estepp"I was proud of the way our guys bounced back from a tough loss Thursday and pulled it out today. I thought we had a lot of different guys give us solid contributions and we got some really good minutes off the bench as well.
"Marcus (Reineke) was not only on fire, but he probably played the most well-rounded game of his career. We defended well both halves and they just had a few guys get hot from the three. In the second half, we defended well, but we gave them too many second chance opportunities along with too many turnovers which allowed them back into the game in the last few minutes.
"After not finishing well our last two games, I thought we played a little tight in the last three minutes or so. We are starting to play some good basketball. If we can clean up the rebounding and keep improving defensively, we could finish well."
Numbers Game:- Reineke registered his third 30-point game of the season. He also scored 32 at Lewis.
- Smith scored in double figures for the third straight game, and for the seventh time in the last nine outings.
- Reineke went 12-for-13 at the line. His free throw percentage remains at .921 which leads the league and ranks 6th in the country.
- The 44 field goal attempts by the Jackets were their fewest in any game this year.
- CU is 36-for 81 (.444) outside the arc in the last four games and is shooting .514 overall in the last six.
- The Jackets were 31-for-42 at the free throw line - season-highs for FT's made and attempted.
- Cedarville leads the all-time series, 3-2.
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