The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team lost its third straight contest on Tuesday night, falling to Cabrini, 77-74 at Horst Athletic Center. The loss sends the Chargers to 1-5 overall this season, while the Cavaliers improved to 3-4.
 
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible took an early lead a minute into the contest, but it would be an uphill battle from there, as Cabrini grabbed a 15-8 lead after a layup from Voshon Mack with 14:12 remaining in the opening half.
 
The Chargers cut their deficit to one, 20-19, just under four minutes later on a 3-pointer from Jordan Shewbridge, but the Cavaliers grew the lead back to seven after back-to-back 3-pointers from Brice Parks and Keith Blassingale.
 
Cabrini expanded its lead to 11 with 41 seconds to play on two free throws from Ryan Byars, and eventually led, 47-37 after 20 minutes of play.
 
Lancaster Bible charged out of the gate in the second half, as a layup from Luke Beers 25 seconds into the half sparked a 10-0 run that Jackson Henri capped with a layup of his own 1:36 later to make it a 47-47 contest. Cabrini responded immediately, and embarked on a 10-2 run that Blassingale capped with a 3-pointer with 14:04 to play.
 
The Chargers took their turn to come back in this see-saw battle, as Henri converted another layup with 7:09 remaining and tied the game at 65-65. A 3-pointer from Beachy 90 seconds later gave the Chargers their first lead since 18:47 of the first half, as the home team led, 68-67 with 5:39 to play.
 
The game went back-and-forth from there, and Tyler Norris tied the game for the Chargers at 74-74 with 1:24 remaining, as he put back a rebound off a miss from Shewbridge. Cabrini's Voshon Mack made 3-of-4 free throws over the next two Cavalier possessions, and Lancaster Bible eventually had possession of the ball with nine seconds remaining.
 
Following a timeout, the ball went to Shewbridge in the corner with the clock expiring, and his 3-pointer rimmed out, as it went into as far into the basket a ball can go without going in, and Cabrini escaped with a 77-74 win.
 
Statistically Speaking: Lancaster Bible shot 44.4 percent (28-of-63) from the field, but just 31.8 percent (7-of-22) from 3-point range…Cabrini shot 47.1 percent (24-of-51) from the floor, and shot 44 percent (11-of-25) from beyond the arc…The Chargers led in points in the paint, 42-24, and bench points, 34-20, but Cabrini's outside shooting propelled them in the opening half, and the Cavaliers knocked down free throws in the second half…Henri had 14 points, seven rebounds, and four assists to pace the Chargers…Norris added 14 points and eight boards for Lancaster Bible, while Britton Beachy had nine points and three assists…Brett Bechler and Beers each had eight points as well…Mack led four Cabrini players, and all scorers, with 17 points.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 1-3 all-time against Cabrini…The Chargers defeated the Cavaliers, 83-78 last season in Radnor, Pa…Lancaster Bible is now 0-2 at home this season…Henri has 14 points in each of his past two games…The Chargers have held the rebounding edge in four of their six games this season, but are just 1-3 in those contests.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible opens North Eastern Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon in upstate New York, as the Chargers battle Morrisville State at 1 p.m…The game is also the final contest of the first semester for the Chargers.