PORTLAND, Ore. - The Corban University men's basketball team experienced a rough first half on Saturday evening against the No. 14 team in the country, Concordia University, and despite outscoring the Cavaliers in the second stanza, the first-half deficit was too large of one to recover from as Corban lost to the Cavaliers in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) matchup, 66-47.

Corban struggled to find any sort of offensive rhythm during the first 20 minutes, and as a team only shot the ball at a 26.9% clip.  While going 7-for-26 from the field, the Warriors also went just 1-of-7 from downtown.  On the other side of the ball, it was Concordia who was clicking offensively, shooting 53.5% from the floor to take a 39-16 lead into the halftime intermission.

While the Warriors trailed by the large margin at the break, they did come out in the second half and put forth a solid effort, outscoring the Cavaliers 31-27 during the final 20 minutes.

Sophomore guard Taylor Fox (Astoria, Ore.) proved to be the main bright spot for the Navy and Gold during the second half and for the game as a whole, as during just nine minutes during the second stanza, he nailed four shots from beyond the arc, finishing the game as Corban's leading scorer with 12 points.

For the game, freshman guard AJ Monterossi (Beaverton, Ore.) also finished with an efficient overall night, shooting 5-for-11 from the floor for 11 points with one assist, while sophomore forward Cody Crowe (Grants Pass, Ore.) registered a nine-point seven-rebound performance.  Additionally, senior guard Jordan Carter (Salem, Ore.) recorded eight points on the night.

As a team, the Warriors shot just 33.3% from the field, while Concordia (14-3, 5-2 CCC) went 48.1% from the floor as a team.

The Navy and Gold (9-7, 2-5 CCC) return to the court on Friday when the host the No. 5 team in the country, The College of Idaho.  Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.  That game will also be a big night, as prior to the contest, the first 300 students to show up to the game will receive a free Commemorative Gold Corban Warrior t-shirt, as it is 'Gold Out' Night.  T-shirts will be handed out prior to the start of the women's contest which is set for a 5:30 p.m. start.  In addition, the new Corban mascot, Cadmar, is also slated to be unveiled prior to the start of the men's contest, so be sure to get there early to nab a good seat!

If you can't make it to the games, be sure to follow all of the action via live stats and the live play-by-play video broadcast.