The Captains trailed 6-0 early and battled back to take an 8-7 lead and never looked back as they sprinted out to a 15-point halftime lead, 49-34.
CNU was 22-of-39 (56%) from the field, 3-of-7 (43%) from beyond the arc and and 2-of-3 from the free throw line. The Captains pressure defense held Fisher to just 11-of-31 (36%) shooting from the floor, 3-of-9 on threes and 9-of-11 (82%) from the free throw line.
In the second half, the Captains out scored the Falcons 25-5 to start the second stanza and out scored Fisher 54-38 in the second half. CNU was 25-of-46 (54%) from the floor, 2-of-8 on threes and just 2-of-5 (40%) from the charity stripe. Fisher, however, was 13-of-35 (37%) from the field, 5-of-13 (39%) from behind the arc and 7-of-8 (88%) from the line.
For the game, Fisher finished 24-of-66 (36%) from the field, 8-of-22 (36%) on threes and 16-of-19 (84%) from the free throw line. Christopher Newport was 47-of-85 (55%) from the floor, 5-of-15 (33%) on threes and 4-of-8 (50%) from the charity stripe.
Fisher turned the ball over 20 times, compared to CNU's 10. The Captains also out rebounded the Falcons, 44-38.
The Falcons were led by Michael Newcombe's 25 points and Steven Perry added 19 points and 15 boards.
Christopher Newport was led by six players in double figures. Jeremy Romeo led the way with 15 points, Korey Lewis added 14 points, Davon Barton contributed 13 points, seven rebounds and six helpers, Dont'a Selden had 12 points and five assists, Mark Blasingame added 12 points, seven rebounds and five blocks and Edward Riley scored 12 points in 14 minutes of work.
Fisher is now 4-10 while CNU improves to 9-3. The Captains return to action Wednesday as they open conference play by hosting Shenandoah with tip set for 7:30 pm.
Fisher College vs Christopher Newport 01/07/05 8:00 pm at Freeman Center, Newport News, VA At Freeman Center, Newport News, VA CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT 103, FISHER COLLEGE 72 FISHER COLLEGE (4-10) NEWCOMBE, Michael 8-18 8-10 25; PERRY, Steven 6-20 2-2 19; MASSIE, Marquis 3-6 3-4 9; RICE, Stephen 3-10 3-3 9; SAILLANT, Sammy 2-2 0-0 6; CRUZ,Jofre 2-10 0-0 4. Totals 24-66 16-19 72. CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT (9-3) ROMEO, Jeremy 6-10 0-0 15; LEWIS, Korey 7-14 0-2 14; BARTON, Davon 6-12 0-0 13; BLASINGAME, Mark 6-8 0-0 12; SELDEN, Donta 5-12 1-2 12; RILEY, Edward 5-8 2-3 12; MCSHEPARD, Billy 3-4 1-1 7; CLAXTON, Jahmar 3-5 0-0 6; WITHAM, Mike 3-5 0-0 6; KRAUT, Justin 1-1 0-0 2; BOONE, Jared 1-5 0-0 2; BRANCH, Sean 1-1 0-0 2; PURDHAM, Adam 0-0 0-0 0; DICKERSON, Trent 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 47-85 4-8 103. Fisher College................ 34 38 - 72 Christopher Newport........... 49 54 - 103 3-point goals-Fisher College 8-22 (PERRY, Steven 5-13; SAILLANT, Sammy 2-2; NEWCOMBE, Michael 1-4; CRUZ,Jofre 0-3), Christopher Newport 5-15 (ROMEO, Jeremy 3-6; SELDEN, Donta 1-5; BARTON, Davon 1-2; BOONE, Jared 0-1; BLASINGAME, Mark 0-1). Fouled out--Fisher College-None, Christopher Newport-None. Rebounds-Fisher College 38 (PERRY, Steven 15), Christopher Newport 44 (BLASINGAME, Mark 7). Assists-Fisher College 10 (NEWCOMBE, Michael 4), Christopher Newport 31 (BARTON, Davon 7). Total fouls-Fisher College 9, Christopher Newport 16. A-708