The Spalding men's basketball team fell to Eureka, 61-82, dropping to 3-20 on the season and 3-13 in SLIAC play.
 
THE BASICS  
THE SCORE:  Eureka 82 - Spalding 61
LOCATION:  Columbia Gym | Louisville, KY
RECORDS:  Spalding 3-20, SLIAC 3-13 | Eureka 15-8, SLIAC 10-6
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Troy Amanor scored Spalding's first five points to put the Eagles up early. However, the Red Devils answered with an 18-4 run capped off Dakota Bennington's and-one with 13 minutes remaining in the half, and Eureka would stretch their lead to 20 points heading into the half following a Bennington dunk.
 
- Amanor opened the half with a quick bucket, but Eureka kept pushing the lead. With just over four minutes to play, Eureka stretched their lead to 37, the largest margin of the game. A pair of threes from Marcus Montgomery would begin to trim the Eureka lead, but it was too late as Spalding fell to the Red Devils, 61-82.
 
NOTABLE STATS 
Troy Amanor tallied a double-double and led all scorers with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Marcus Montgomery contributed 13 points.
 
FOR THE FOES
Dakota Bennington led the Red Devils with 20 points.
 
UP NEXT 
The Golden Eagles will take on Westminster Thursday, February 19th in Louisville, Ky. at 8:00 pm ET.