Box Score SAN JUAN, P.R. — The Carthage College men's basketball team opened play at the Puerto Rico Classic with a 73-65 win over Albright on Tuesday, December 17.

The Red Men (8-1), ranked No. 18 in the country by D3hoops.com, jumped out to a 18-16 margin to start over the Lions (5-4). The Carthage lead grew to 11 with a layup from Crishawn Cook making it 28-17 with 5:52 left in the half before going into the intermission break with a 36-30 advantage. 

Carthage continued the momentum in the second half as a layup from Jordon Kedrowski made it 56-42 with ten minutes remaining in regulation. The Red Men pushed the lead to 17 before Albright chipped away at the deficit narrowing the gap to six with 29 seconds left. Two final free throws from Cook gave Carthage that 73-65 victory. 

The Red Men return to the court on Thursday, December 19 facing Birmingham-Southern in the final game of the Puerto Rico Classic at 5:30 p.m. CST.

Head Coach Bosko Djurickovic

"It was a nice start to a fun trip. It's always good to play against teams with different styles from all across the country. Albright is a well coached team who plays extremely hard and executed their game plan flawlessly. Crishawn Cook had another strong game on both ends of the court. He and TJ Best both gave us a huge lift in the first half on the defensive end. Fillip Bulatovic gave us a much needed spark off the bench. We turned the ball over too much today, we must protect the ball better as we move forward. Back at it again Thursday against Birmingham-Southern."

Quick Facts

• Carthage shot 25-of-47 (53%) from the floor marking the sixth game this season the Red Men shot over 50%. 
• Four Red Men tallied double-figures in points: Jordon Kedrowski (18), Crishawn Cook (17), Kienan Baltimore (13) and Fillip Bulatovic (13). 
• Sean Johnson narrowly missed a double-double on the day concluding with 12 rebounds and eight points.

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