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WINCHESTER, Va. - — WINCHESTER, Va. - Christopher Newport University shot a sizzling 59.6 percent from the field Wednesday night to down host Shenandoah 83-75 in USA South Conference men's basketball action.


Co-league leading CNU (15-5, 6-1 USA South) made 19 of its 29 shots (65.5 percent) in the first 20 minutes of play to take a 10-point halftime advantage over the Hornets (9-9, 1-6 USA South).


SU cut it to five, 70-65, with 6:28 to play, but would get no closer. The Captains preceded to score seven of the game's next nine points and never let the margin fall below six points the rest of the way.


Coach Rob Harris' club did get it to six on a 5-0 run from the 49 to 34 second marks when http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=842"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Mike Nickens-Turner hit a layup and http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=489"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Jeremiah Lawrence had a three-point play, but Donta Selden answered with two free throws to ice it for CNU.


Freshman Davon Barton led all scorers with 22 points while Korey Lewis added 21 and Selden 13 for the visitors. Barton also had a game-high seven assists.


Shenandoah placed a season-high five players in double figures - http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=845"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Antwon Townsend had 16, http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=493"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Stevie Johns 14, Lawrence 13 and http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=837"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Mouktar Fawehinmi and http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=838"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Quan Griffin 11 each.


http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/200506/020106.htm "> Box Score/Play by Play


SU is back in action Saturday afternoon at NC Wesleyan.

Newspaper Box Score
CNU Captains vs Shenandoah Hornets
2/1/06 7:30 at Winchester, Va. - Shingleton Gymnasium
At Winchester, Va. - Shingleton Gymnasium
CNU CAPTAINS 83, SHENANDOAH HORNETS 75
CNU CAPTAINS (15-5, 6-1)
BARTON, Davon 8-12 6-6 22; LEWIS, Korey 8-13 5-6 21; SELDEN, Donta 3-6 6-6
13; CLAXTON, Jahmar 3-4 3-7 9; ROMEO, Jeremy 2-3 2-2 7; BLASINGAME, Mark 2-6
2-2 6; RILEY, Edward 2-3 1-2 5; COLEMAN, Matt 0-0 0-0 0; PURDHAM, Adam 0-0
0-0 0. Totals 28-47 25-31 83.
SHENANDOAH HORNETS (9-9, 2-5)
TOWNSEND, Antwon 6-9 0-0 16; JOHNS, Steven 5-10 3-6 14; LAWRENCE, Jeremiah
5-11 3-3 13; FAWEHINMI, Mouktar 4-10 3-6 11; GRIFFIN, Quan 4-8 0-0 11;
MILLER, Patrick 2-5 1-2 5; NICKENS-TURNER, Mike 1-2 1-2 3; BRODIE, James 1-5
0-0 2; ALEXANDER, RaSon 0-2 0-0 0; HALE, Jared 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 11-19
75.
CNU Captains..................   47   36  -   83
Shenandoah Hornets............   37   38  -   75
3-point goals-CNU Captains 2-5 (SELDEN, Donta 1-1; ROMEO, Jeremy 1-2;
BARTON, Davon 0-2), Shenandoah Hornets 8-19 (TOWNSEND, Antwon 4-5; GRIFFIN,
Quan 3-7; JOHNS, Steven 1-4; HALE, Jared 0-2; FAWEHINMI, Mouktar 0-1).
Fouled out--CNU Captains-BARTON, Davon, Shenandoah Hornets-NICKENS-TURNER,
Mike. Rebounds-CNU Captains 33 (BLASINGAME, Mark 8), Shenandoah Hornets 27
(FAWEHINMI, Mouktar 7). Assists-CNU Captains 11 (BARTON, Davon 7),
Shenandoah Hornets 7 (JOHNS, Steven 2; TOWNSEND, Antwon 2). Total fouls-CNU
Captains 19, Shenandoah Hornets 24. A-727