Box Score PHILIPPI, W.Va. - Freshman Colton Linkous rained in a career-high 21 points and Cedarville surprised two-time defending G-MAC champion Alderson Broaddus, 67-65, on its home court.

The Yellow Jackets, 14-13 overall and 5-6 G-MAC, got over the .500 mark for the first time this season by extending their winning streak to six in a row.

The Battlers had a chance to tie or win it at the end, but missed a short jumper in the final seconds just before time expired.

Neither side led by more than seven points, but it was Cedarville who had the upper hand coming down the stretch.

Linkous buried the last of his seven three-pointers with 3:02 remaining for a 62-55 lead. But, AB charged back and got as close as one with 1:14 to go.

Linkous finished 7-for-8 from beyond the arc for his 21 points. J.C. Faubion totaled 12 points, nine rebounds, and four assists.

Easton Bazzoli and Robert Okoro chipped in 10 points each.

Quotable: Head Coach Pat Estepp

"Wow! I'm really proud of our guys tonight! That was a hard fought, well-played game. There were only 15 turnovers combined between the two teams.

"We were locked in mentally, did a tremendous job taking care of the ball, and made plays down the stretch. We defended well and the guys really bought in and executed our game plan on the defensive end.

"Colton (Linkous) was tremendous for us tonight and shot it like we knew he could. I am happy for him because no one puts more time in the gym outside of practice than he does and it is paying off.

"Rob (Okoro) made some really big plays especially on the defensive end late. We asked our guys to play loose and aggressive and I thought we did that all night."

Numbers Game:

• Linkous' previous career-high was 16 points vs. Ohio Valley on Feb. 13. He had not made more than three three-pointers in a game.
• Okoro leads the team with 34 blocked shots.
• Point guard Justice Montgomery played for the first time in six games (ankle injury) and scored five points with two assists.
• The last time the Jackets had at least a six-game winning streak was the 2012-13 season when they won 12 straight.
• CU is shooting .491 from the field in the last six games.
• The streakiness is still in tact. The Jackets' season string includes, in order, 5 straight losses, 5 straight wins, 4 L's, 3 W's, 4 L's, and 6 W's.
• Alderson Broaddus leads the all-time series, 5-1.
• The Battlers won at Cedarville, 77-58, on Jan. 30.
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Next Up: The Yellow Jackets play their final regular season game on Saturday at Davis & Elkins at 4:15 p.m. EST.

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