Men's Basketball Shocks #25 Rio Grande at Home

OWENSBORO, Ky. – The Brescia University men's basketball team rallied together to knock off the #25 team in the nation in conference opponent, Rio Grande. With the 79-76 victory, the Bearcats extended their record to 5-9 overall and 3-3 in RSC play.

The Bearcats came out on a shooting tear in the first half as they built an early 13-6 lead over the ranked RedStorm. Rio Grande slowly but surely worked their way back to the lead as a layup got them within two. A 9-2 run by the Bearcats forced Rio to take a much-needed timeout as they tried to slow down BU's momentum. By the end of the first, the Bearcats had built a 12-point lead over the ranked RedStorm.

Linkin Lockhart sprung to life to start the second half as he hit three baskets from beyond the arc on consecutive drives for a quick nine points. With 11:30 to go in the contest, the Bearcats extended their lead to 10 on a seven-point run. At the 2:50 mark, the Bearcats had maintained a 14-point advantage. The RedStorm started to press the Bearcats offense which turned into their 10-0 run. Luckily, the Bearcats survived the final minutes to take the win over Rio with the three-point victory.

Linkin Lockhart led all scorers with 24 with 17 in the second half including 6-8 from deep. Damian Garcia followed with 23, three assists, and seven rebounds.

The Bearcats will head to Midway, KY this coming Thursday to take on the Eagles at 4:30pm CT.