Trojans Beat Tusculum 71-57

The Anderson University Men's Basketball team opened the season at the Abney Center with an impressive 71-57 victory over a tough Tusculum team. The following write up was taken from Cobb Oxford, sports information director at Anderson University.

Stephen Cobb scored 20 points and Brandon Young added 18 points to lead Anderson University to a 71-57 victory over Tusculum in a non-conference game Saturday afternoon at the Abney Center.

Anderson, 1-0 overall, outscored Tusculum 20-9 in the first 10 minutes of the second half to take control of the game. Anderson's lead never dropped below double digits in the final 10 minutes.

Anderson's largest lead was 17 points -- 60-43 -- with 5:35 remaining.

Anderson shot 50 percent from the field in the second half while limiting Tusculum to 32 percent from the field.

Cobb, a sophomore from Raleigh, N.C., was 7-for-10 from the field and 4-for-5 from behind the arc. Young, a sophomore from Belmont, N.C., had five of Anderson's eight assists.

The Trojans scored 17 points off 17 Pioneer turnovers and limited Tusculum to 38 percent from field for the game.

Kevis Cornwell added 11 points and Jarret Johnson chipped in 10 for Anderson.

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The Trojans travel to Lander on Wednesday, November 19^th to take on the Bearcats.