NEWBERRY, S.C. - Coker University men's basketball dropped its South Atlantic Conference contest at Newberry Saturday afternoon (Dec. 18) by a score of 82-59.

Newberry jumped out to an early lead in the half, and eventually took a 42-18 lead to the half.

Coker was able to increase its offensive production in the second half, but Newberry ultimately came away with the home conference win.

Jordan Jones led the Cobras with a career-high 12 points, while Williams Onyeodi also finished with nine points and eight other Cobras chipped in points in the game. Jones also led Coker pulling down a career-high six rebounds, while 10 others were active on the glass in the game. Raymond Bellamy and DeVante Johnson each dished out two assists in the game, while three others each helped on one Coker bucket in the game. Bellamy, Jones, Darrell Gardner and Johnson each registered one steal in the game for the Cobras.

The Cobras start the 2022 half of the schedule on Sunday, Jan. 2 at Shaw University in non-conference action. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. from Raleigh, N.C., with video and live stats available at www.cokercobras.com.