BLUEFIELD, VA. | The TMU men's basketball team traveled this past Saturday to seal another conference victory over the Bluefield Rams in Bluefield Virginia. TMU's senior
David Campbell Jr. goes over 1,000 points in his career. He is now the 5th player in school history to do so in NAIA era. Campbell now has 1,001 points in his career at Turett McConnell. The Bears sealed their conference win over the rams, 87-70. They are now 13-7 on the season and 6-5 in AAC play.
Off to a great start, the bears went up as much as 10 points in the first half. Junior
Christian Davis knocked down 4 of his 6 threes in the first half to help lead the bears at halftime, 39-35. The Bears started the second half with another big bucket by Davis to set the momentum. Outscoring the rams in points off turnovers, TMU was able to gain a comfortable lead. Head Coach
Jon Yeh was pleased with the dominant performance on both ends of the court that ended in another conference victory for the bears.
TMU's
Christian Davis lead the bears offensively with a hot hand scoring a season high 27 points going 10-15 from the field and 6-11 from the arc. Also leading the bears offensively was senior
Mario Westbrooks (14),
Calvin White (12), and
Myles Monroe (11).
The Bears will travel this upcoming Thursday to Bryan College in Dayton, TN. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. following the women's game at 5:30 p.m.