Scores

Final

Morehead St 58

(1-1, 1-1 away)

Columbia 76

(2-0, 2-0 home)

7:00 PM ET, November 20, 2004

Francis S. Levien Gymnasium, New York, NY

1 2 T
MORE 30 2858
CLMB 41 3576

Top Performers

Morehead State: Q. Smith 20 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Columbia: M. Preston 17 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk

Columbia 76, Morehead State 58

NEW YORK (AP) -- Matt Preston scored 17 points to lead Columbia to a 76-58 victory over Morehead State on Saturday night in the championship game of the Columbia Classic.

Ben Nwachukwu added 10 points and a game-high seven rebounds for the Lions (2-0).

Quinton Smith led the Eagles (1-1) with 20 points, Josh Reed had 13 and Chad McKnight 10.

Preston, the tournament MVP, scored eight points in the first half to help lead the Lions (2-0) to a 41-30 halftime lead. His consecutive 3-pointers gave Columbia a 51-34 lead with 15:24 remaining.

Morehead State held several early leads before Dalen Cuff's 3-pointer broke a 21-21 tie with 9:07 left in the first half, putting the Lions ahead to stay.

Mount St. Mary's defeated Longwood 78-55 in the consolation game.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
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CLMB
Points 58 76
FG Made-Attempted 17-45 (.378) 31-54 (.574)
3P Made-Attempted 7-22 (.318) 10-18 (.556)
FT Made-Attempted 17-21 (.810) 4-7 (.571)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 12 (0/0) 20 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 21

2004-05 Season

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