WILMORE, Ky.--- The Asbury men's basketball team (7-14, 3-5 CCS) won their third straight Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) game on Friday night in the Luce Center over LaGrange College (6-16, 1-8 CCS), led by sophomore Scott Shepherd's career-high night, 81-73.
Shepherd, a sophomore pre-medicine major scored 17 points on 6-10 shooting from the field, including a made three-pointer, three rebounds, and three assists. Sophomore Luke Imfeld led AU in scoring with 20 points on three made threes and seven made free-throws.
Graduate student Clayton Winter went 7-11 from the floor for a season-high 19 points, taking him to 1,018 career points at AU as a new member of the 1,000 Career Point Club. Winter also grabbed 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the year.
Asbury outscored LaGrange 39-33 in the first half and 42-40 in the second half. The Eagles led the entire game, taking a lead as large as 15 with 1:27 to go up 78-63.
AU made 28 field goals to shoot 48% from the field, their fourth highest percentage this season. The two best shooting games of the year for AU are both in the recent three-game conference winning streak.
The Asbury defense held LaGrange to 34% shooting from the field, but the Panthers committed only three turnovers. AU committed nine turnovers but dished 16 assists.
AU edged the rebounding battle 34-32 over LaGrange, also taking the second chance point nod 14-11. The Eagles scored 36 points in the paint, 10 more than the 26 from LaGrange.
The series is now even between Asbury and LaGrange 1-1 after the Panthers defeated AU in LaGrange, Ga., earlier the season. The Eagles move up to No. 4 in the CCS after their recent conference success.
"We knew this would be a very helpful win for us. I think our games came out understanding that and competed really well."
Scott Shepherd | So. | Pre-Medicine | Hindman, Ky.
Asbury will meet Huntingdon in the Luce at 4 pm on Saturday night
* Luke Imfeld | 20 PTS, 3 3PT, 7-8 FT, 2 REB, 2 AST
* Clayton Winter | 19 PTS, 7-11 FG, 5-6 FT, 11 REB (5th Double-Double), Reached 1K Career Point Club
* Scott Shepherd | 17 PTS (Career-High), 6-10 FG, 4-6 FT, 3 REB, 3 AST
* Cam Jones | 13 PTS, 3-4 3PT, 4 REB
* Aden Slone | 4 AST, 4 REB, 3 PTS
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