ANDERSON, S.C. -- Behind torrid long-range shooting, Limestone
defeated Anderson, 95-84, in Conference Carolinas men's basketball
action Monday night at the Abney Athletic Center. Limestone (13-7,
9-6 Conference Carolinas) boosted its win streak to three games by
connecting on 12-of-19 (63.2%) from beyond the arc, while Anderson
dropped just its second home contest of the season, falling to 14-6
overall and 8-6 in the league. The last time the two teams met, the
Saints used a rebounding advantage to hold off Anderson, 85-76, but
tonight it was Limestone's long-range accuracy and the Saints used
two early 3s to help jump out to an early 8-3 lead. After falling
behind by six early, senior guard Tony Anderson scored six of the
Trojans next eight points to knot the score at 16-16 with 14:02
left in the first half. Limestone countered to push ahead by five,
but AU gained its first lead of the night when Trey Britton drove
the right side of the lane and dropped in his first basket of the
night. The Trojans edged out to their largest advantage of the game
over the next four minutes as Trey Britton and guard Oskars
Ernsteins combined to score 10 of AU's points for a 36-28 lead with
5:07 on the clock. The lead held over the remainder of the first
half, with Anderson holding a 41-38 edge at the break. But the
Saints chipped away at the deficit and eventually took the lead
back with early in the second frame on Michael Barrett's 3-pointer
and the Trojans were unable to catch Limestone. "Limestone is a
great team," Anderson head coach Jason Taylor said. "They made the
shots and we couldn't get anything going." Tony Anderson led three
Trojans in double figures with 23 points, while Brandon Young added
19 and Kevis Cornwell chipped in 11 points. Anderson wraps up its
three-game homestand when Coker College invades the Abney Center on
Thursday. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the first contest
of a women's-men's doubleheader. Box
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