DECORAH, Iowa - The (RV) Coe College men's basketball team cruised to its 10th-straight win of the season on Wednesday evening, defeating Luther College 81-60 in the squad's first game of the New Year. The Kohawks dominated the opening half, using a late 14-2 run to take a double-digit advantage into the break. Luther fought back in the early moments of the second period, pulling within nine points just five minutes in. The Kohawks then ripped off an impressive 23-9 stretch during the next eight-plus minutes of action, pushing their lead to 23 which was too large a deficit for the hosts to overcome.
TJ Schnurr and
Cael Schmitt were once again the catalysts for the Kohawk offense, posting 22 and 20 points respectively to lead the way. Schnurr was 9-of-15 from the floor and added five boards while Schmitt was 7-of-16 with five assists and four boards.
Josh Scloe was Coe's final player in double-figures, scoring 13 points for his fourth 10-plus point performance of the year.
COE 81 - LUTHER 60
GAME FACTS
- Coe and Luther exchanged buckets in the early going but back-to-back buckets gave the hosts a one-point lead with 16:10 left in the half. The Kohawks dominated the next four minutes of action, ripping off 10 unanswered points to take a 17-8 lead before the 11-minute mark. Luther quickly stormed back in the next three-plus minutes, outscoring Coe 11-5 to pull within three points with 7:36 left in the half. The Kohawks answered with four-straight points to stop the slide and later pulled away, scoring 14 of the final 16 points in the half to go up 40-26 after 20 minutes. Luther was inspired out of the halftime break, scoring 11 of the opening 17 points to cut the deficit to nine points. The Kohawks immediately answered to regain the momentum, ripping off a 10-4 run over the next 3:31 to regain a 15-point advantage. Luther put together one final charge over the following three-plus minutes, edging Coe 9-4 to again make it a 10-point game. The visitors put the game away for good before the four-minute mark, stretching their lead to 23 with a dominant 16-3 spurt.
Up next: The Kohawks return to action a week from this evening, hosting the University of Dubuque at Kohawk Arena at 7:30 PM.
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