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No. 20 @ERAUMBasketball Earns 70-52 Victory at Warner

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Cesar Pastrana recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday's win
No. 20 Embry-Riddle (24-6, 13-5)
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Warner (11-18, 4-14)


1st 2nd Final
Embry-Riddle 37 33 70
Warner 29 23 52
Stats at a Glance WU ERAU
FG Percentage 19-39 (.487) 24-58 (.414)
3PT FG Percentage 4-13 (.308) 9-24 (.375)
FT Percentage 10-17 (.588) 13-21 (.619)
Offensive Rebounds 2 21
Defensive Rebounds 18 21
Total Rebounds 20 42
Assists 8 14
Turnovers 9 9
Steals 6 4
Blocks 2 2
Statistical Leaders WU ERAU
Points Delegal - 13 Carter - 14
Rebounds Ansley - 5 Pastrana - 11
Assists Three players - 2 Carter - 4
Steals Ansley - 3 Four players - 1
Blocks Delegal - 2 Saldana - 2
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LAKE WALES, Fla. - The 20th-ranked Embry-Riddle men's basketball team got a double-double from Cesar Pastrana (10 points, 11 rebounds) and dominated the glass, out-rebounding the Royals 42-20 en route to claiming a 70-52 win at Warner on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, the Eagles finish the regular season with a 24-6 record, 13-5 in Sun Conference play, while the Royals record falls to 11-18, 4-14 in conference.

DeForest Carter led all scorers with 14 points on 3-of-7 shooting including 2-of-6 from behind the arc and 6-of-9 at the free throw line. Reed Ridder and Jason Powell each chipped in 11 points, while Rico Saldana added six points and eight rebounds.

Eddie Delegal led the Royals with 13 points of 5-of-10 shooting while Antonio Ansley added 12 points and Mitch Rice tallied 10 points.

Warner jumped out front early, running ahead 12-3 in the first four minutes of the game. Back-to-back threes from Powell and Ridder pulled the Eagles to within two (14-12) with 13:15 left in the half, and a Hudson Cadet tip-in put the Blue and Gold in front for the first time, 20-19 with 7:54 until halftime. Just 2:06 later a Powell lay-up pushed the lead to six (26-20) and Embry-Riddle would go into the locker room with an eight-point cushion, 37-29.

O'Neil Lubin knocked down a jumper for the Royals that trimmed the lead to just three points (40-37) 2:33 into the second half, but that would prove to be the closest Warner would get for the rest of the contest. A Saldana tip-in sparked a 10-1 run that grew the lead to 50-38 with 13:56 remaining. Saldana threw down a thundering dunk with 12:07 left that increased the margin to 15 (55-40), taking most of the air of the building along with it. The Royals never threatened any sort of comeback as the Eagles went on to win the game, 70-52.

The Blue and Gold will now await the result of Monday's Northwood-Thomas game to determine the seeding for The Sun Conference Tournament. If Northwood wins, the Eagles will be the fourth seed; if Thomas wins, a coin flip will determine whether Northwood or Embry-Riddle gets the third seed, with the loser of the flip becoming the fourth seed. Whether seeded third or fourth, the Eagles are guaranteed to host a conference tournament game next Saturday, Mar. 1, with the time and opponent to be determined.
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