SALT LAKE CITY—Westminster's men's basketball (10-14, 8-12 RMAC) defeated the Colorado Christian Cougars (CCU) (6-20, 4-16 RMAC).
 
Alec Monson and Jake Connor both hit threes to open the scoring and gave Westminster a six-point lead.  The Griffins led the entire game and cruised to a convincing 71-54 win.
 
Jacob McCord scored 12 first-half points to lead the Griffins to a seven-point lead at half time.  The Griffins were near perfect from the free-throw line making 9-11 while the Cougars had no attempts from the charity stripe.
 
The Griffins continued its dominance and control over the game through the second half.  The Griffins made a 13-3 run and held its largest lead, 21 points, with 7:11 left in the game.  The Griffins cruised to a 17=point win.
 
McCord scored 12 in the first and nine in the second to lead the Griffins with 21 points.  Brandon Warr recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.  Jai Jai Ely didn't miss a shot in the second half to finish third on the team with 10 points.
 
Westminster finishes the weekend at home against Regis on Saturday night.