Averett (10-11, 5-5 USA South) led 43-23 with 15:31 remaining. However, CNU (15-7, 5-4 USA South) answered with a 17-2 run to trim the Averett lead to only five with 9:45 showing on the game clock. Under four minutes later, CNU took a 52-51 advantage and never relinquished the lead. As the Cougars tried to extend the game, CNU missed several free throws, but Roderic Carey of the Captains seemed to always find the carom and sealed the CNU victory.
In the first half, Averett led 16-12 with eight minutes remaining. From that point until halftime, the Cougars jumped on the Captains and took a 31-28 advantage into the intermission. Jeremy Haskins had 11 first half points to lead the Cougars.
Carey led CNU with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Blake Brookman followed with 15 points. Haskins led the Cougar attack with 19 points and eight rebounds. Lymon Gregory added 12 and Sterling Williams contributed with 11 points and six assists in the Cougar loss.
Averett returns to action on Sunday at 4 p.m. with a USA South Conference match up against Shenandoah. The Hornets were also losers on Saturday, falling at Ferrum by a 69-65 count.
Newspaper Box Score Christopher Newport vs Averett 02/12/05 4:00 PM at Danville, VA (Grant Center) At Danville, VA (Grant Center) CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT 71, AVERETT 64 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT (15-7, 5-4) CAREY, Roderic 6-11 9-14 21; BROOKMAN, Blake 5-10 1-3 15; ROMEO, Jeremy 4-9 4-4 12; LEWIS, Korey 4-6 1-2 9; MURRER, Steven 3-6 0-0 6; SELDEN, Dont'a 1-2 3-6 5; PURDHAM, Adam 0-2 3-5 3; BROOKS, Brandon 0-4 0-0 0; CHEBAANE, Amine 0-1 0-0 0; SHORT, Jordan 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 21-34 71. AVERETT (10-11, 5-5) HASKINS, Jeremy 8-14 1-2 19; GREGORY, Lymon 4-6 3-5 12; WILLIAMS, Sterling 3-10 3-4 11; HAMMOND, Luke 3-4 0-0 8; GARDNER, Billy 2-2 1-2 5; BROWN, Cameron 0-6 4-6 4; McDANIEL, Cory 1-7 1-2 3; BOOR, Andrew 1-7 0-0 2; WILLIAMS, Cory 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 13-21 64. Christopher Newport........... 18 53 - 71 Averett....................... 31 33 - 64 3-point goals-Christopher Newport 4-21 (BROOKMAN, Blake 4-7; ROMEO, Jeremy 0-5; MURRER, Steven 0-2; PURDHAM, Adam 0-1; BROOKS, Brandon 0-1; SHORT, Jordan 0-5), Averett 7-24 (WILLIAMS, Sterling 2-5; HAMMOND, Luke 2-3; HASKINS, Jeremy 2-5; GREGORY, Lymon 1-2; McDANIEL, Cory 0-3; BROWN, Cameron 0-6). Fouled out--Christopher Newport-None, Averett-McDANIEL, Cory; GREGORY, Lymon. Rebounds-Christopher Newport 47 (LEWIS, Korey 13), Averett 32 (HASKINS, Jeremy 8). Assists-Christopher Newport 9 (PURDHAM, Adam 2; BROOKMAN, Blake 2), Averett 12 (WILLIAMS, Sterling 6). Total fouls-Christopher Newport 19, Averett 24. A-766