RAONOKE, Va. – The Spalding men's basketball team notched their first win of the season topping Bluffton, 65-63, in the consolation game at the Dick Leftwich Tournament in Roanoke, Va. With the win, the Golden Eagles improve to 1-2, while Bluffton falls to 0-2.

THE BASICS
THE SCORE: Spalding 65 – Bluffton 63
LOCATION: Cregger Center, Roanoke, Va.
RECORD: Spalding 1-2, Bluffton 0-2

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Eagles jumped on the Beavers early racing out to a 14-point lead when a Brendan Holt layup put SU ahead, 27-13, at the 7:40 mark in the first half. Bluffton closed the half on a 15-4 run to cut SU's margin to three at the break, 31-28. The two teams battled back and forth in the second half exchanging the lead five times. Holt put the Golden Eagles in front for good converting a layup as the shot clock expired to earn SU the 65-63 win.

- Robert Bendingfield led Spalding with 15 points and six assists. Cornelius Watts added 14 points, while Dominique Ellis scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds.

- For the game, Spalding shot 48% overall and 46.2% from beyond the arc, while Bluffton finished at 44.1% mark and 43.8% from the three-point line.

FOR THE FOES
- Jared Wentling scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Beavers, while Kevin Christie added 15 points respectively.

UP NEXT
- The Golden Eagles will be back in action Tuesday evening host number four-ranked Hanover College. Tipoff is 7:00 pm EST at Derek Smith Gymnasium.