RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Joshua Jones scored 15 points as Eastern Kentucky defeated Mid-Continent University 59-41 Tuesday night.
Jones scored 11 of his points in the second half, when the Colonels (14-12) scored the first 10 points and began to pull away after leading their NAIA opponent 23-15 at halftime.
The Colonels led just 10-9 with 11:03 remaining in the first half before consecutive 3-pointers by D’Mitri Riggs gave them some breathing room. They shot just 25 percent (7 of 28) for the half, matching their worst-shooting first half this season.
Mid-Continent (6-17), which counted the game as an exhibition, shot 31.8 percent (7 of 22) in the half.
