Bluefield, VA – The Bluefield University men's basketball team opened their home schedule with a tough 79-69 loss to Columbia College on Friday, November 16, 2024, at the Dome Gymnasium.
DeAndre Miles led the way for Bluefield, scoring 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting, including a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line. He added 9 rebounds and 3 assists in 31 minutes of action. Quantavis McKinney also contributed 12 points, while Elijah White chipped in with 14 points, including three 3-pointers.
Bluefield's interior play was solid, outscoring Columbia College 32-28 in points in the paint, but the Rams were unable to contain the visiting team's scoring runs in the second half.
The Rams will be back on the road for their next game, facing King University on Monday, November 18, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. as they look to bounce back from this tough loss.
Box Score
| Player |
FG |
3PT |
FT |
REB |
A |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
| DeAndre Miles |
8-17 |
0-3 |
5-5 |
9 (5-4 ORB, 4-5 DRB) |
1 |
0 |
3 |
21 |
| Quantavis McKinney |
5-10 |
0-1 |
2-5 |
5 (1-4 ORB, 4-1 DRB) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Jordan Lineberger |
3-8 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
11 (6-5 ORB, 5-6 DRB) |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
| Justin Wiggins |
3-8 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
4 (1-3 ORB, 3-1 DRB) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
| Lenair Young |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
0 (0-0 ORB, 0-0 DRB) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Elijah White |
5-13 |
3-7 |
1-1 |
4 (2-2 ORB, 2-2 DRB) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| Kaleb Morgan |
3-6 |
2-5 |
0-0 |
4 (1-3 ORB, 3-1 DRB) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| Tyler Suber |
0-2 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
1 (0-1 ORB, 1-0 DRB) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ahijaa Sweeney |
0-2 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
2 (2-0 ORB, 2-0 DRB) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jaron Washington-Thomas |
0-4 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
2 (2-0 ORB, 2-0 DRB) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tyler Owens |
0-3 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
1 (1-0 ORB, 0-1 DRB) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Donavon Martin |
0-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 (0-0 ORB, 0-0 DRB) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
