Charlotte, NC - The Johnson & Wales men's basketball team saw it's three game win streak come to an end on Friday, falling to visiting Emory & Henry 94-83.

How It Happened:

• The Wildcats got points from four different players in jumping out to a 9-5 lead.
• Emory & Henry closed the gap and eventually led by two with 8:31 left in the period.
• The Wasps made six three pointers over those final eight and half minutes to take a ten point lead to the locker room, 49-39. Emory & Henry was 9-16 from three point range in the half.
• JWU fell behind by as many as 13 in the first three minutes of the second half, but then broke off an 11-3 spurt of their own, capped off by JC Cooper's three pointer to draw within five, 59-54.
• The game of runs continued, as the Wasps regained their 15 point advantage over the next seven minutes. 
• The Wildcats closed to within six points with three minutes to play, 83-77, thanks in large part to six points from Zyrion Wilkins during the run.
• That would be as close as JWU would get, as Emory & Henry made 9 of 12 free throw attempts in the closing minutes to put the game away.

Key Stats:

• Emory & Henry was 14-29 from three point range in the game, while JWU was only 4-23.
• The Wasps assisted on 18 of their 28 field goals.
• Fred Patterson led the charge for JWU, scoring 20 points, grabbing 5 rebounds.
• Anthoney Ray, JC Cooper, and De'Andre Williams each had 12 points on the afternoon.
• Chalen Stafford-Gill came off the bench to lead the team in rebounds with 8.
• JWU falls to 7-9, while Emory & Henry improves to 12-4.

Up Next:

The Wildcats host EMAC foe Warren Wilson on Wednesday, February 2nd at 8pm.